Position issue 92 December-January 2018

December/January 2018 – No. 92

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features 14 Q&A with Dr. Zaffar Sadiq MohamedGhouse and Gary Maguire Two heavyweights behind the Locate18/Geosmart Asia conference discuss the upcoming event and the state of geospatial in 2018.

16 COVER STORY: Fighting bushfires with location-based analytics How ACT Emergency Services Agency automated and standardised the assessment of bushfire risk on Canberra properties.

32 Australia’s wellbeing is reliant on space infrastructure The case for building a strong, progressive national space agency.

34 Setting the standard in agriculture Geospatial data is now central to farming – open standards will make it go to work for everyone.

36 Powering your next idea with data insights through location intelligence How quality data products and analysis can push your business forward.

18 Paradigm rift Construction, software, infrastructure and politics: an examination of bottlenecks to productivity.

38 A 3D institution takes shape A report on the inaugural 3D Australia conference, October 2017.

22 Machine dreaming Artificial intelligence and learning algorithms are changing the way we live and work. But how are they supercharging the potential of geospatial modelling?

26 Q&A with Craig Sandy Victoria’s new Surveyor-General establishes his agenda.

28 Going undercover: the race to locate indoors Modernising a heritage-listed rail line is no small feat, and begins with good survey data.

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Upfront, calendar Editorial News New products SSSI 2018 Annual Directory www.spatialsource.com.au 3

Upcoming Events 15 December 2017: Industry Christmas BBQ Breakfast; Adelaide, SA. https://goo.gl/AAB928 15-19 January 2018: Geospatial World Forum 2018; Hyderabad, India. www.geospatialworldforum.org 22-24 January 2018: DGI 2018; London, UK. dgi.wbresearch.com 5-7 February 2018: International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF); Denver, CO, USA. www.lidarmap.org 7-9 February 2018: IGNSS2018; Sydney, NSW. bit.ly/2vcBhjX 23 February 2018: Los Angeles Geospatial Summit; Los Angeles, CA, USA. https://goo.gl/3EP5Tz

Optus Stadium’s construction nears completion in August 2017.

26 February – 1 March 2018: Mobile World Congress 2018; Barcelona, Spain. www.mobileworldcongress.com

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t’s incredible what can happen in a decade. Like the frog that doesn’t notice the temperature in its beaker ever-rising, we’re often so absorbed in the minutiae of daily concerns that we don’t comprehend the scale of transformation happening all around us.

It often takes an irrefutable revelation to spur acknowledgement of changes in our environment over time – and the effect can be one of shock and wonder at the newly-revealed metamorphosis.

These powerful reactions can be triggered by an image.

Nobody understands this better than Australian aerial photography purveyors, Nearmap. They recently celebrated their tenth anniversary, a decade since a modest inception in the founder’s Perth living room. Nearmap credits itself with kicking off a niche market segment – kickstarting the subscription model for aerial imagery in Australia.

They’ve released a series of breathtaking aerial captures to Position, that starkly illustrate the rapid shifts in our built and natural landscape, at times drastic transformations within a relatively brief interval.

Nearmap has gone from capturing its first shot of Perth in 2007, just 200km2, to now capturing 88 percent of Australia’s population up to six times as year.

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The site of Optus Stadium in June 2013.

Feast your eyes on these images of the Optus Stadium site on the Burswood peninsula in Perth, separated by just four years. In opportune timing, Australia’s third largest stadium is due to go online on December 13, just as two of Australia’s premier sporting facilities, the Olympic Stadium and Sydney Football Stadium in New South Wales, will controversially be torn down.

Located on the former site of the Swan Portland Cement Site, and also the site of a James Hardie Industries operation from the 1920s to the 1980s, the 2013 capture reflects the recently-shuttered Burswood golf course, which had been operating since 1895, making it the state’s oldest.

The August 2017 capture reflects the imminent completion of the nextgeneration sporting complex, then known as Perth Stadium, and the angry morass of construction activity surrounding it.

The more things change, the more they stay the same – and there just may be some more sporting history made at this storied site. ■

21-23 March 2018: Surveying 2018 Congress; Sydney, NSW. www.surveying2018congress.com.au 9-11 April 2018: GeoSmart Asia 2018 & Locate ’18; Adelaide, SA. http://geosmartasia.org 17-19 April 2018: The 7th Digital Earth Summit (DES-2018); El Jadida, Morocco. www.desummit2018.org/ 29-31 July 2018: 12d International Conference 2018; Brisbane, QLD. https://goo.gl/n3YMzz 2 October 2018: 6th International FIG 3D Cadastre Workshop; Brisbane, QLD. https://goo.gl/bAFS3u 16-18 October 2018: Intergeo; Frankfurt, Germany. http://www.intergeo.de

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t’s an honour to introduce myself as the new editor for Position. Technology has been a passion from a young age, a constant that has flowed through my professional and personal obsessions ever since. I bring a varied background to this role, rooted in computer science and journalism, working most recently in the Lower Mekong to build a network of open data portals across the region. My respect for data's transformative power sprung from its potential in driving quality journalism, and a love of spatial data sprung from seeing the impact of publishing accurate, timely satellite imagery and analysis to help illustrate the full extent of development in Southeast Asia. The impact that access to quality data can have in a previously bereft environment can be spectacular.

And so it is in our industry, as a deluge of data seems to invite limitless potential, one key factor in a perfect storm that promises institutional change. Rapid, concurrent growth in computing power, cloud services and the sheer volume of accessible data are transforming the way that we work for both producers and consumers of spatial data.

An explosion of new applications for GIS is helping a range of sectors find critical business cases for spatial data and analysis – entire industries who may have had trouble spelling ‘geospatial’ previously.

For those of us that work with spatial data daily, the confluence of technological development, mainstreaming of location services and an expanded client base is pushing software creators to build tools that fit more tightly together, embracing methodologies from other disciplines. Developers draw closer to creating common data environments, designed to open up siloed work practices.

In this issue, we exploere progress towards this synergistic nirvana, getting in-depth with heavy-hitters in the BIM and GIS space, also illuminating the non-technical bottlenecks that crop up in large scale construction projects (page 18).

Increasingly available data and the proliferation of machine learning techniques is ushering an era of incredible analytical power, now accessible to almost anybody (page 22).

One of indoor positioning's leading minds gives us a state-of-play on tech and techniques, we look at the gains of fostering a our space industry with a strong national agency, and we introduce Victoria’s new Surveyor-General, Craig Sandy, a forwardthinking industry veteran. I hope you enjoy Position #92.

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news $10 million funding for defence-focused SMEs The federal government has announced it will invest $10 million over the next decade to develop startups and SMEs focused on defence innovation and research.

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne announced the $10 million initiative, called the Small Business Innovation Research for Defence (SBIRD). It will be tapped from the $730 million Next Generation Technologies Fund (NGTF) to build Australia’s Defence capability.

Many defence-driven technologies and services ultimately proliferate into commercial markets, such as Adelaide-based machine

An Australian Heron remotely piloted aircraft (RPA).

Image by H. Peterswald via Wikimedia Commons.

intelligence firm Consilium’s highly advanced spatial analytical services leveraging DigitalGlobe-sourced satellite imagery.

“The focus of this new program is to get our small and

medium size companies quickly off the starting block so Defence can capitalise on their expansive potential for innovation and research capabilities,” Minister Pyne said, announcing the initiative on November 21.

“Australia’s small business sector has a wealth of talent and energy and this program is designed to draw out the best ideas to support our Defence capability.”

Together with the Centre for Defence Industry Capability, the Next Generation Technologies Fund and Defence Innovation Hub are part of the government’s $1.6 billion investment in building the capacity and capability of Australia’s defence industry and innovation sector, to deliver Defence capability.

Australia launches regional SBAS positioning trial The Federal Government has announced a two-year trial of a new SatelliteBased Augmentation System (SBAS) for the Australasian region, supported by an investment of $12 million in federal funds and a further $2 million from the New Zealand government.

The trial will be the first in the world to test the Precise Point Positioning (PPP) technique’s integration in a SBAS

service, and will be managed by the Australia and New Zealand CRC for Spatial Information (CRCSI), in partnership with satellite communications company Inmarsat, technology firm GMV and security giant Lockheed Martin.

Businesses and organisations from ten industry sectors including agriculture, aviation, construction, consumer, maritime, rail, road,

resources, spatial and utilities will also participate, with over 30 specific projects anticipated. The outcome of the trial will in part determine if Australia and New Zealand should develop an operational SBAS. SBAS is a form of GNSS augmentation — techniques to extend and improve the accuracy, reliability or availability of GNSS systems.

Matt Canavan, Minister for Resources and Northern

Australia, formally launched the trial last Thursday at CQUniversity Australia, one of the first industry participants to sign on.

“We know that working closely with industries like agriculture is the key to understanding what Australia can gain from investing in technologies that may improve positioning accuracy from the current five to 10 metres down to less than 10 centimetres,” he said.

MH370 search vessel to seek Australia’s first submarine HMAS AE1, Australia’s first naval submarine, disappeared off the coast of PNG in 1914.

Image provided by Fugro.

HMAS AE1, the first to submarine to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, was lost at sea with all hands near Papua New Guinea on September 14, 1914.

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Despite several searches, the HMAS AE1‘s wreck has never been found. But a new effort by the Fugro Equator, which participated in the search for Malaysian Airlines flight

MH370, hopes to solve the WWI mystery, utilising a bathymetric survey and UAV search.

The Australian Government announced it would match private investment to fund the search for HMAS AE1 and its crew.

The expedition will be led by not-for-profit-company Find AE1 Ltd and supported by geotechnical survey firm Fugro, the Australian National Maritime Museum

and the Submarine Institute of Australia. The Silentworld Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation and the Royal Australian Navy are major sponsors funding the search to find the historic vessel and enable proper commemoration.

Survey personnel will use a multibeam echosounder to conduct a bathymetric survey, along with submersible UAV for close examination of the search area.

The HMAS AE1 had Australian, British and New Zealand crew members aboard when she was lost.

Mapped: marriage equality survey results As the jubilation, and some hand-wringing, over Australia’s response to the marriage equality survey subside, and debates over implementation continue, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has published detailed participation and response data breaking down the results.

Participation in the survey exceeded 70 percent across all age groups, with eight out of ten eligible Australians expressed their view, with 7.8 million Australians responding ‘Yes’ and 4.8 million responding ‘No’.

Now, as Parliament convulses with the challenge of legislating this clearly mandated result whilst in the grip of the dual

ABS data from the marriage equality postal vote provide a telling picture of Australia, as seen here in an Esri Story Map.

citizenship crisis, localised district and electorate level data can provide fascinating insight into the prevailing positions on this issue. The

ABS released the data on November 15, publishing interactive maps of response and participation rates.

Esri Australia has taken

the ABS data and produced an interactive map that shows the breakdown by electoral division, along with other key demographic and socioeconomic indicators, including the breakdown of responses, participation, median mortgage and rent, median age, marital status and birthplace.

Users can search for electorates or suburbs or towns, adjusting scale to show results at the precise location or up to 10 kilometres away, or simply explore the map visually to drill down to districts of interest.

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news John Deere invests $300m in AI and machine learning of Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) surveyed data.

ABARES Executive Director, Steve HatfieldDodds, said the Australia’s Agricultural Industries 2017 map provides an overview of the Australian agricultural landscape.

“The gross value of farm production was more than $63 billion in 2016-17, reflecting record production,” Dr Hatfield-Dodds said in a press statement.

“The top two commodities by gross value of production in 2015-16, were beef and veal (cattle and calves) at

A new map of Australian agricultural production reveals record yield in the years 2016 and 2017.

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ map of Australian agriculture shows that the highest revenue crop per tonne produced as well as per hectare sown in 2015-16 was cotton, with sugar cane as the highest yielding per hectare.

The PDF Map shows a range of trends and observations, drawing on ABARES’ data holdings on land use and agricultural commodities, and its analysis

$13.1 billion, and wheat at $6.2 billion. For horticulture, grapes had the highest gross value of production, while

almonds were the highest revenue per tonne produced, and potatoes had the highest yield per hectare in 2015-16.”

New wave of marine scientists complete maiden voyage A group of 20 postgraduate marine science students have completed a mammoth voyage aboard the CSIRO research vessel Investigator.

Travelling from Western Australia to Tasmania via the Great Australian Bight, the inaugural voyage in the program gave the students two weeks of at-sea training on Board Australia’s advanced marine research vessel Investigator.

CAPSTAN (Collaborative Australian Postgraduate Sea Training Alliance Network) is a national approach to

CSIRO research vessel Investigator during the CAPSTAN voyage. Image provided by CSIRO.

developing the next generation of marine scientists and aims to provide multidisciplinary atsea training to meet the needs of industry and government.

CAPSTAN makes use of Investigator’s wide research capability to deliver training that ranges from seafloor coring and marine life

surveys to sea survival skills and ship navigation using charts, with students even receiving training in traditional maritime skills, such as knot tying from the ship’s crew.

Twelve Australian universities were represented, along with staff from the Marine National Facility, reflecting the highly collaborative nature of the CAPSTAN program.

CASA tightens drone rules ahead of review Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has introduced tighter rules on recreational drone flight ahead of a full review of drone regulation.

CASA cites community concern as the prompt for the new restrictions, and a rising number of incidents being reported.

“We keep getting reports from pilots of seeing drones while they’re taking off and

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landing, often up to several thousand feet high,” CASA spokesman Peter Gibson told Spatial Source.

“The increasing number of drones, the number of people flying them recreationally, and the increasing number of reports of incidents and events made us look again at the drone rules — and we thought it appropriate to tighten them up, and clarify some areas

where they weren’t as clear as they could be.”

The new regulations enforce a maximum ceiling of 400 feet (just under 123 metres) on recreational drones, and craft must

remain more than 30 metres from people not involved in controlling the drone, and only one person may fly a recreational drone at one time.

All drones – recreational and non-recreational – must now be kept away from areas where fire, police or other emergency operations are underway unless there is approval from the person in charge of the emergency operation.

Xtreme Weather 2018 – Climate Change in Focus Q&A with Climate Council’s Dr Martin Rice Dr Martin Rice is Head of Research at Climate Council of Australia.

Position: The Climate Council's research has found extreme weather events are projected to worsen across Australia due to climate change. How can we prepare for a future where extreme weather events are more common?

Dr Rice: We need to prepare for worsening extreme weather events. This could include ensuring that bushfire evacuation plans are in place, and providing access to cooled, well air-conditioned places and drinking water during times of extreme heat.

Decision makers need to provision adequate resources available to communities affected by extreme weather

events, such as the allocation of more firefighting resources and personnel.

considerations in the decision-making process for long-lived infrastructure.

How can we underscore the importance of having resilient infrastructure development and urban, and rural, planning processes?

At the Xtreme Weather Conference, the Climate Council will be hosting a panel session on how to communicate climate science and impacts effectively to different audiences. What can readers expect to hear at the event in March?

Climate change and extreme weather needs to be at the forefront of decisions made in the planning process, whether it be in urban and rural environments. It is essential that infrastructure is resilient to extreme weather events.

Our energy infrastructure, which was built for a 20th century climate, is ageing and polluting, and has already been shown to be vulnerable during heatwaves, such as in New South Wales in February 2017. There are however good examples of planning that consider climate risks. The development of the new parallel runway at Brisbane Airport is an excellent case study in the incorporation of climate change

Communicating climate change information to a range of audiences is critical to increase the awareness of how climate change is influencing extreme weather events, and why we need to do more to tackle climate change effectively.

With leading international experts from the areas of extreme weather attribution science, heatwaves, health and climate impacts, and climate policy/governance, this panel will delve into how to effectively communicate climate change by making the problem relevant, concrete and local.

For more information on the Climate Council visit www.climatecouncil.org.au/

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news Project Wing trials UAV delivery in rural NSW A UAV delivery prototyping project called Project Wing is running its second Australian live trial in the NSW community of Queanbeyan and seemingly gaining traction with the mostly rural participants.

Farmers, makers and artists in Queanbeyan, a rural community on the border of the ACT and NSW, are now receiving Mexican food, pharmaceuticals and other essentials via flying robot.

Project Wing is engineering an automated system of delivery drones that operate under 500 feet (just over 152

metres), harnessing their Google-powered UAS Air Traffic Management (UTM) platform and prototype delivery drones, fixed wing UAVs with propellers, rotors and a wingspan of under 1.5 metres. Wing is a project of X, the semi-secret R&D subsidiary of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, and has been responsible for developing Google’s Glass wearable and automated car project, Waymo.

Project Wing previously tested delivery drones in Queensland in 2014, then tested live deliveries in an

Rural Australians are getting burritos from the sky. Photo credit: Alphabet

open field at a US university in September 2016. The current Australian trial is working with commercial service providers and farflung residents to see how the system works for consumers.

Participants in Project Wing’s live drone delivery

trials can order from food chain Guzman y Gomez or pharmaceutical vendor Chemist Warehouse, and have products autonomously flown to their property.

One of Wing’s design objectives was for deliveries and pick-ups to be made by people without any specialised knowledge or experience — packages are winched from the ground to a hovering drone, and recipients collect their goods after being on a line.

Mapping data without leaving the comfort of your browser Handheld 3D mobile mapping innovators GeoSLAM are teaming up with Bentley Systems, in a move the two companies say will enable the simple and fast production of hybrid reality models in any environment.

The partnership connects the two companies’ technologies, combining the GeoSLAM ZEB-REVO mobile mapping system and ZEB-CAM, and the latest version of Bentley’s ContextCapture software.

According to the companies, this means that it is now possible to produce high resolution textured reality meshes of indoor scenes, complex

Image credit: English Heritage/ Historic England/Bentley Systems

infrastructure and other challenging environments faster than ever before.

Mark Reid, VP of Product Management, GeoSLAM says the simplicity of the

ZEB-REVO handheld mobile mapping system has already democratized laser scanning “The next stage for us is to further improve how our results can be both

interpreted and consumed within typical engineering and GIS workflows – and our partnership with Bentley is the perfect vehicle for this.”

Francois Valois, Bentley System’s senior director of software development, says his company is excited about extending what is possible with both ContextCapture and ZEB-REVO. “Certain environments such as indoors often prove to be a challenge for photogrammetry alone due to a lack of texture change. Hence, by using a hybrid solution it is now possible to generate accurate reality models of almost any environment.”

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CR Kennedy named sole Pix4D distributor in Australia CR Kennedy has inked a deal to be the exclusive Australian distributor for Swiss-based drone mapping and photogrammetry software provider Pix4D. “Pix4D has the leading drone photogrammetry software on the market, and CR Kennedy is honoured to now be the sole distributor in Australia,” says CR Kennedy director Robert Kennedy. “It

gives us the incentive to invest in their products and training on a nationwide basis.”

The software provider recently rolled out Pix4Dmapper 4.0, which incorporates machine-learning tools, allowing users to classify 3D point clouds into categories like buildings, roads or vegetation.

“This is really cutting edge technology,” says Kennedy.

Nearmap has joined GeoSmart Asia ’18 – Locate ‘18 Nearmap, a global leader in the provision of geospatial maps technology for business, enterprise and government, has joined GeoSmart Asia ’18 – Locate ’18 as a Gold Sponsor. The aerial imagery provider will be supporting the event, which combines Asia-Pacific’s premier geospatial conferences, GeoSmart Asia and Locate.

The event is scheduled to take place at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 9-11 April, 2018.

Organisers say it will be a fitting platform for presenters to showcase their work and position themselves globally.

Abstract submission is open for the following topics: defence; agri-business; health & community; energy; smart cities; disaster management; artificial intelligence; big data; IoT; drones; GIS technology; surveying; remote sensing; LiDAR and other emerging technologies.

Attendees will get an opportunity to interact with business leaders, learn about the latest technological advancements and more.

GeoSmart/Locate organisers also remind readers to submit their abstracts before 20 December to avoid missing the cut-off date.

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with Gary Maguire and Dr. Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse

Dr. Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse is currently the NSW Director of Business, Research & International Relations at the CRC for Spatial Information, Australia's peak research organisation for spatial, and Chairman of the board for Locate.

Locate18 is approaching rapidly, and will be joining forces with GeoSmart Asia 2018 for a special combined event in Adelaide. The recently released 2026 Spatial Industry Growth and Transformation Agenda will form a roadmap for the development of the national spatial industry in the decade to come, and combining of the two key geospatial conferences in the Asia-Pacific will play a key role in establishing the initial control point, upon which the agenda will build. Ahead of the 2018 event in April, we throw some questions at two of the driving forces behind Locate, Gary Maguire and Dr. Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse.

Dr. Zaffar and Gary, it’s a pleasure to feature you both in our final issue of the year, looking ahead to 2018. 2017 was a huge year for the geospatial industry in Australia. Dr. Zaffar, at this time last year, you suggested that transformational developments over the next two decades would include wearables, autonomous transport, a significant erosion of privacy and an expansion of AI’s role in the semantic web. How have the developments in geospatial over 2017 altered this forecast?

Gary Maguire is the Senior Geospatial Intelligence Officer for the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, South Australia.

He is responsible for providing advice and direction on issues of interest to the Government of South Australia, and for leading the co-ordination, development, and implementation of cross-government geospatial systems and data-driven decision making outcomes. He is the Conference Convenor for GeoSmart Asia2018/ Locate18.

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Gary: Every day we see or hear of new uses in data or technology, advancement in scientific research and/or new technology that improves business outcomes or enhances our lives. Over the past year machine learning, artificial intelligence, cloud computing and robotics have changed the landscape of the geospatial industry – and become more normalised.

We are seeing more and more sensors coming online, resulting in massive amounts of data being collected.

Governments are opening their data to the world. All this information has to be stored somewhere and the cloud is becoming the platform of choice.

Machine learning technology is speeding the processing of complex analytics and changing the way the world does business with geospatial information. We are seeing Artificial Intelligence changing the

way we collect, manage, disseminate and interact with information and technology.

Zaffar: Blockchain is another upcoming area – a means of having secured property transactions which involves geospatial.

The advancement of panoramic technology to capture real world information from a variety of platforms such as airborne (UAV), motor vehicles, cycling and even by walking has excited geospatial professionals to assist in creating affordable and accurate geospatial information. Further, advancement in surveying - accurate data capture technologies and high precision remote sensor technologies have been exciting developments for geospatial professionals.

Are there any seismic shifts that have occurred or begun this year? How might the industry need to recalibrate?

Gary: Over the past 12 months, we’ve seen a dramatic shift for the spatial industry.

One major event occurred in August. The announcement by the federal government to establish a National Space Agency for Australia will affect every person in our sector. SIBA, SSSI and many science based research groups have been longtime supporters of advancing a space agenda for Australia. Because of this initiative, it will bring an array of downstream benefits and new business opportunities to the whole geospatial sector in years to come.

The geospatial sector will need to extend itself into the space industry. Our sector needs to connect, understand and partner with the new world of space technology. At the same time, we need to work towards developing a complete supply chain model of space and geospatial. This will include advancing STEM education, scientific research, and training to open up new business opportunities for the geospatial industry.

We also have an obligation to educate the space industry on the value that can be achieved through partnerships with geospatial sciences.

How has the market for geospatial services developed this year? In the Australian market, which client industries are adapting most effectively to integrating technology and services? Where do you see the most significant growth occurring?

Zaffar: As per the latest AlphaBeta Report, digital maps drives US$1.2 trillion of sales around the world. Digital maps are consumed in the form of apps for navigation and has reduced consumer benefits worth over US$550 billion by saving people’s time and fuel when traveling, as per the AlphaBeta report. From an Australian perspective, construction, industry, logistics, agriculture, mining, defence and utility industries are all major adaptors of geospatial. Health is also growing rapidly as an upcoming area for a spatial-enabled major transformation.

Locate18 is joining forces with Geosmart Asia and will be taking place in Adelaide.

What can you tell me about the reasoning behind this partnership, and choice of location?

Gary: The thinking was to bring together two premier geospatial conferences from the Asia-Pacific region – to showcase the regional geospatial industry to all business sectors, in and outside geospatial. Our aim is to bring together executives, senior managers, technologists and data scientists working in government, the private sector, academia and not-for-profit. We want to showcase innovators, technologists, scientists and leaders willing to share their ideas, knowledge, and experiences on a wide range of subjects that will pave the way in defining the future direction of the spatial industry, while developing a richer culture of geospatial sciences around the world.

Why Adelaide, South Australia? It was recently named the fifth most livable city in the world by The Economist in 2017!

The Adelaide Convention Centre has just finished a $397 million redevelopment overlooking the beautiful River Torrens

and Adelaide Oval. We will be using these new facilities for the conference. Hotel accommodation is affordable on any budget and most hotels are not more than 10 minutes’ walk from the convention centre. There has been strong activation projects in the city laneways with many new bars, cafes and restaurants opening up – so delegates can extend their networking outside the conference centre.

Finally, Adelaide has many direct flights, both nationally and internationally – more than some people think!

The event’s theme is ‘The Art, Science and Business of Geospatial’. Are there specific trends this theme responds to, or wants to develop as an agenda? How does this speak to tradition and disruption in the sector?

Zaffar: Cartography is the art and science of map making. In today’s innovation led world, digital cartography and 3D Cartography play a huge role to communicate digital maps to end users, in the form of apps and web-based platforms. The conference theme reflects the arts and science in this regard, in addition to business and user segments.

Gary: The theme was for us to explore what geospatial science and technology means to us. More importantly, what does it mean to a community that may not know that we exist? We wanted this

conference to be a celebration of our industry and our people. To highlight the leadership in research sciences, innovators applying the art of geothinking in technology and data science, provide a platform for business to engage with existing and emerging markets. The conference will have several traditional themes like surveying, GIS, remote sensing, but this year we introduce verticals around defence intelligence, disaster management, agribusiness, smart cities, health, population and energy. We will have key session around disruptive sectors like the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and drones.

We’ll also have skill development sessions around design thinking, communication and professional development, and an interaction zone within the exhibition centre, where delegates can hear directly from the vendors about their products, solutions and technical offerings.

Along with Locate, other bodies such as SIBA GITA and SSSI coordinate activities and initiatives to promote and celebrate the industry, such as the APSCA and SIBA GITA awards. How can people get involved?

Gary: With the joining up of two prestigious conferences in 2017, and now GeoSmart Asia2018 and Locate18, we believe the Locate board has demonstrated its commitment to creating an environment that can advance the industry and its people. The Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards Gala dinner is just one way that our industry can showcase excellence and congratulate our leaders and innovators of the profession.

We continue to see support year-on-year from industry associations, and in future we may see other organisations wanting to participate in this prestigious event.

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Recognised as a ‘one stop shop’, the company offers tailored solutions for clients with the right combination of products and services to deliver optimal point solutions.

The maps, data and services offered are employed by some of Australia’s largest blue-chip companies, dynamic SMEs, community groups and government departments. One in five ASX-listed companies; three of the Big Four banks; and a number of major petroleum companies are among the clientele.

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MapData Services is a preferred distributor of high quality mapping data products and services. From one-off point solutions to comprehensive mapping and data projects, MapData Services puts data at the centre of any business endeavours.

The services offering includes: Digital mapping

As the region’s most authoritative distributor of digital mapping products and location-based data solutions, tailored solutions are offered to ensure clients receive the most suitable cuttingedge technologies available. When it comes to selecting the most appropriate data sets, geocoding your data or cleansing existing data assets – the MapData Services team offers hands on advice at every stage.

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A dedicated team of developers create user friendly, smart mobile and web apps customised to clients’ business needs. Understanding the market is ever-changing, MapData Services is invested in clients’ needs and can mobilise quickly to capture fast-shifting marketing opportunities.

• Context API: Provides contextual information and meaningful data for a specific property ID, coordinate or address • Web Service API: Enables applications to view and map data such as markers, lines and shapes using an HTTP request • Routing API: Calculates directions between locations and routing requests automatically using origins, destinations and waypoints • Places API: Returns information such as a list of places and services based on the user's geographic location using specified textual input and filters

By tracking the location and movement of clients’ mobile assets in real-time on a map, we can help to streamline your fleet management processes and reduce overheads, improve service delivery and increase efficiencies and cost savings.

MapData Services vehicle and asset tracking solutions draw on mobile, GPS and world-leading tracking technologies to ensure clients’ journey logging, real-time compliance monitoring and maintenance schedules run efficiently, without compromising their customer service.

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MapData Services hosts data and applications on secure cloud-based software accessible through the web, removing the need for clients to be burdened with costly hardware and software maintenance, and providing greater flexibility. By using Software as a Service (SaaS) and hosting solutions backed by industry-leading service level agreements, greater reliability and uptime of applications is ensured.

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With a ‘vendor neutral’ policy, clients receive truly independent advice to create a road map with step-by-step advice on how to leverage locationbased business intelligence. Translating locations, business data, competitor locations and any unique constraints or conditions, reveals evidence-based solutions to meet clients’ select business requirements.

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MapData Services translates data into different formats to provide to clients in a simple form without further processing – to hit the ground running with any projects, ultimately saving time and resources. A comprehensive suite of data management services is available, from basic data formatting or data cleansing, through to more advanced services, such as scoping data storage needs, GIS data management and developing comprehensive data strategies.

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• Geodemographic data and reports • Retail site selection

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To help locate business for new franchise ventures, Zeus Street Greek needed to help the company’s key decision-makers to identify the right sites to maximise the reach of the brand.

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With experience assisting the growth of another successful local food chain, Crust Gourmet Pizza, MapData Services were asked to leverage its geodemographic and retail site selection product and service offering.

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feature departments. In April 2016, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) established the National Digital Engineering Working Group (NDEWG) to develop Australia-wide procedures in an attempt to deal with the problem. The NDEWG is a subset of the Infrastructure Working Group, itself part of the Transport and Infrastructure Council, which reports to COAG. The council was established to reform the way infrastructure is developed in order to improve its efficiency and productivity and to ensure that the money spent on infrastructure drives economic growth.

In doing so, COAG was following the lead of several other European and Asian JON FAIRALL governments. The NDEWG's earliest deliberations were informed by the British BS1192 standard. Regionally, the Singapore government probably has more experience than most in tackling these problems. It mandated the Singapore BIM Guide Version 1.0 back in 2012 and updated it in 2013. All developers need to conform to these standards in order to be considered for infrastructure works.

Why has productivity in construction grown so slowly, when the Having said all of this, there is a industry has seemingly embraced new technologies? Industry problem with laying the entire blame journalist Jon Fairall investigates. at the feet of IT uptake. The slightest acquaintance with the Australian political process will show that decisions problems in the modern economy is ‘The construction industry is in a around the building and operation of funding the cost of new infrastructure mess and the IT industry is to blame.’ infrastructure are intensely political and The same McKinsey report suggests a That’s one way to read a recent study often ideologically motivated. Even as $1.6 trillion shortfall in the global level of undertaken by McKinsey Singapore this article was being written, the New investment in infrastructure. which suggests that while global South Wales government announced that Paradoxically, the problem is not a productivity has increased about 150 it would build a new freeway to the south lack of capital. The world is awash with percent since 1995, and manufacturing of Sydney, in a tunnel. Based on past money, but it only flows when the balance productivity has doubled, productivity experience, it will cost tens of billions of of risk and return is deemed acceptable in the construction industry has barely dollars, but there has been no attempt to by investors. There are plenty of ways moved at all in this period. justify the decision, in terms of current to generate higher rates of return than The researchers offered one clue as to economics, the future growth of the city might be available from investment in why that might be the case. They found or the efficient movement of people. It’s a infrastructure, but they also involve an almost linear relationship between the move that makes a nonsense of any sort of higher risk. extent to which IT is utilised in different planning process.

So, why is the risk/return ratio so sectors of the economy and its productivity.

Another problem with the argument unfavourable? The answer appears to Manufacturing’s embrace of computer is that it’s a matter of historical record be that, if you drill down into the detail, aided design, numerically controlled that construction industry practitioners infrastructure investment is far from safe. machines and robotics is not just for show. were among the earliest adopters of IT. The cost of construction is uncertain, It makes it possible to produce a lot more Architects drove the development of CAD. and the numbers are staggering. Some with a lot less. This finding is consistent City planners jumped on 3D technology surveys suggest that globally, on average, with other research that suggests that when it became available. it costs 30 percent more increasing use of IT has been the biggest People with distributed to build a typical piece of driver of productivity in all parts of the assets, such a road infrastructure than the economy for the last two decades. operators and electricity initial costings estimate.

The McKinsey finding has profound networks, drove the Of course, some projects economic significance. The construction development of GIS. Two come in on time and on industry is responsible for the built generations of structural environment around us: for our homes and budget. The problem for and mechanical engineers investors is that many workplaces; for the railways and roads, have made routine use of others do not. From their even for the parks in which we spend our analysis and modelling point of view, the problem leisure time. The data suggests that it's all software to develop is uncertainty—or risk. more expensive than it should be.

Greg Bentley sees freer data designs that are far more This state of affairs It's a finding that goes a long way sharing between project actors as a key driver of intricate than they could is apparent to a broader towards explaining another economic future industry growth. develop manually. audience than accounting conundrum. One of the most difficult

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At a recent conference in Singapore, Greg Bentley, chief executive of Bentley Systems, gave his take on the issue.

“The real problem is not that the construction industry has not invested in IT, but rather that the various subsections of the industry have not shared the data they have created,” he said.

If this sounds familiar to GIS professionals, it should. Esri Australia and Esri South Asia group managing director Brett Bundock seems to suggest that this paradigm is slowly beginning to shift.

“There has been a realisation in capital works management across the Asia Pacific region that GIS can facilitate data sharing and project collaboration,” he said.

But Bentley seems to suggest the problem goes beyond GIS. “The reason this particular communications problem still exists is because the construction industry throws up challenges that are more complicated than most GIS can handle. It's complicated – because the ultimate solution to the problem involves creating a digital twin of a slice of the real world,” he said.

Many types of IT create ‘digital twins’.

Manufacturers routinely create digital models that include all the relevant characteristics of the devices they create.

These certainly include their physical shape in three dimensions, but can also include their mechanical and structural properties.

In a very real sense, new technical developments have brought this problem into sharper focus. For instance, not so long ago, the cost of data acquisition was one of the chief choke points in the industry. Aerial photography required big aircraft and

Left: Contracts that do not mandate digital deliverables are common: Autodesk’s Brett Casson.

Below: Keith Bentley presents at the Year In Infrastructure 2017 Bentley user conference in Singapore, October 2017.

The real problem is not that the construction industry has not invested in IT, but rather that the various subsections of the industry have not shared the data they have created. expensive cameras. Terrestrial surveying was a multi-man, multi-day operation. But now, rapid, frequent data acquisition using high fidelity cameras is cheap enough to be a routine part of the work cycle on most projects. This has profound consequences.

“Only a decade ago, aerial data acquisition was something one did at the beginning and the end of a project's lifecycle. Now it is so cheap that it can be done on a weekly or even daily basis”, said Brett Casson, Autodesk's

digital infrastructure leader. Companies such as NearMap have played a part in revolutionising this space. Nearmap has developed lightweight cameras that deliver superb results but can be carried in a light aircraft. At the same time, they have revolutionised the financial models under which data is delivered.

Such rapid, cheap, data acquisition methodologies have been matched by the advent of rapid, cheap, data extraction software. It is now routine to generate 3D models from such imagery in a few hours, even over large areas.

Without doubt, this is valuable.

Almost every professional working on an infrastructure project has software that can interpret this data. Clashes between various components of the project can be identified and corrected very quickly.

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feature Left: Creating ‘digital twins’ of the real world is a problem more complicated than most GIS can handle: Brett Bundock of Esri Australia and Esri South Asia Group.

Right: Harnessing the scalable power of cloud computing, next generation BIM and design suites will see a shift towards common data environments.

But the problem persists. Casson says that creating a digital twin of a typical slice of infrastructure is more complicated than just describing it in 3D. “It's easy enough to find software that can describe a road, and easy enough to find software to describe the storm drain next to it -- but how do I use IT to satisfy myself that a storm event with x inches of precipitation will not block up the storm drain, flood the road and short out the substation that drives the traffic lights?” he said.

Drew Olsen, chief of transportation industry strategy at Autodesk, says his company's solution to the problem is to use the massive computing power now available in the cloud. Autodesk's Forge product is a cloud-based processing engine that is designed to manage the kind of complex datasets required in infrastructure projects.

Keith Bentley, Bentley Systems' chief technology officer, used a keynote address to the company's annual user conference in Singapore to announce Bentley’s proposed solution to the same problem. It’s called the iModelHub, a cloud service that manages iModel2.0 processing. An iModel is a record of all the changes that have occurred in a project. The great advantage of this architecture is that it can easily be scaled up as a project develops in size and complexity. “In general, cloud solutions are easily scalable, since the amount of computing power can be tailored to the size of the problem.”

He went on to say that it is important to recognise that 'cloud computing' does not imply that one substitutes a big remote machine for a small local one.

Rather, cloud computing means that many machines can be linked together to replace a single local one,” he said.

Will this strategy provide a solution?

At Esri, they seem to believe most of the solution can be found in re-purposing the current generation of GIS platforms.

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years ago, the company's UK branch has been driving an aggressive BIM/GIS strategy. In parallel, the company recently announced a partnership with Autodesk designed to narrow the gap between the two technologies.

It helps that the latest version of Esri’s ArcGIS Enterprise, now at version 10.5, is fully compatible with 3D data, and tightly integrated with cloud services. This gives it many of the same characteristics as offerings from the other vendors. Esri’s solution underpins Singapore’s Smart City strategy, which many infrastructure experts from around the world regard as the benchmark for the use of IT in construction.

Only a decade ago, aerial data acquisition was something one did at the beginning and the end of a project's life cycle. Now it is so cheap that it can be done on a weekly or even daily basis.

Bundock says this new approach is already being used for capital works programs in Sydney and Brisbane, with savings projections measured in the millions. “Construction managers are better equipped to make smarter planning decisions. One avoids the need to spend big on additional resources. It also limits the risk that the budget will blow out,” he said.

In a press release, Autodesk’s chief executive, Andrew Anagnost, said “Our vision is to combine the power of BIM and GIS so users can design in the context of the real world.”

Whatever the technical solution, most practitioners seem to believe that at least part of the problem is economic and cultural. Government is usually the final owner of large slices of infrastructure assets. Autodesk's Casson notes that even in 2017, it is common to see project contracts that do not mandate digital deliverables. Even worse, government departments actively discourage the reuse of data through legal and commercial arrangements. Contractors play the same game. They regard the digital twin as part of their intellectual property – it might be for sale, but it is not given away lightly.

No technical solutions can be expected to deliver solutions to these sorts of problems. Industry practitioners must take responsibility for this.

Simon Vaux, the director of digital engineering at Transport New South Wales chairs the NDEWG. Speaking at the Strategic Transport conference in Sydney in August, he said the working group's fundamental goal is the creation of a Common Data Environment (CDE) that aligns digital information from CAD, GIS, BIM, electronic document management, project controls and asset information.

The CDE specifies a standard coding system, open data formats and standard object based models.

Of course, no one is suggesting that new data methodologies alone will be a complete cure for the problem of funding shortfalls for new infrastructure, or of the myriad challenges of creating Digital Cities.

Political differences and common-as-muck venality must take some of the blame.

Nevertheless, the worldwide nature of the problem suggests that it is not due to the idiosyncrasies of life in any one polity.

Rather, it suggests that inefficiency is inherent in the way modern engineering works. Maybe better information management is one of the keys to cracking open this deadlock.

Jon Fairall was the foundation editor of Position magazine, and now works as a freelance journalist and author. ■

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A leap ahead for construction surveys with automatic point cloud classification How Pix4D’s machine-learning processes transform the construction surveying industry

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t Pix4D, like the early days of 3D laser scanners, we are pioneering the next generation of 3D mapping solutions. We started by using drone imagery and machine vision photogrammetry techniques to revolutionise the construction surveying industry. The quality/cost/ benefit of drone-based surveys has taken the construction industry by storm.

And recently, we have been extending beyond our machine vision techniques for photogrammetry and delved into machine-learning processes to deliver point cloud classification of drone-based point clouds, a major step forward for automatic data recognition and reconstruction for the industry.

Why do we need to classify point clouds?

Automatic classification places the points into groups with very useful and logical categories, such as points on a road surface, building roofs, trees, etc. Without this capability, users must spend hours of tedious work trying to isolate the data of interest. If they only want to evaluate the ground surface or measure volumes, but the data collection picked up trees, cars or people, the end results might be distorted. They are then dependent on hours of work editing the point cloud manually identifying this data if they want accurate outputs. Automatic point cloud classification is truly needed.

Until today, only airborne LiDAR systems/software had this very valuable feature of being able to automatically classify the points into groups. In fact,

5 pre-defined groups: • Building (larger rectilinear structures) • Road surface (roads, hardpan/mostly flat surfaces, would include sidewalks, grass fields, playgrounds, etc.)

• Ground (non-flat surfaces and low vegetation) • High vegetation (trees, shrubs, etc.)

• Human-made object (cars, small structures, light poles, signs, equipment/machines) For instance, on an earthwork project you can now easily and quickly improve the accuracy of your stockpile or cut and fill calculations, in just a few clicks, by automatically removing the ground, the small jobsite buildings, the human-made objects and the high vegetation that could distort results.

airborne systems use sensing technologies that allow them to do more analysis of the returned laser energy. Smart algorithms differentiate the points and build groupings. However, terrestrial laser scanners use different sorts of sensors that do not deliver the additional information needed to easily allow point cloud analysis and classification.

Pix4D sees point clouds differently At Pix4D, we have now leveraged machinelearning technology to help the system “learn” how to classify point clouds.

First, we created generalised algorithms to segment the point cloud into regional clusters. Then, in our learning lab, we ran hundreds of datasets and manually informed the machine learning system what each cluster represented. We are also using all the advantages of imagerybased, machine vision techniques to maximize the algorithm’s ability to quickly, robustly, and repeatedly classify the point cloud data derived from our photogrammetry engine. Through this process, we helped the system “learn” to identify buildings, trees, hard ground surface, rough ground and humanmade objects. Finally, we “baked-in” this learned behavior to our shipping software. Now, literally at the click of a button, Pix4D classifies the densified point clouds into these predetermined classes, automatically.

How do we apply automatic point cloud classification to construction sites?

As mentioned previously, the first implementation of our machine-learning driven process automatically classifies entire point cloud points into the

Leverage point cloud data from drones in your construction workflow In addition to the automatic classification process, you can also manually edit the point group classifications by adding or removing selected points, adding new groups, renaming or deleting, all the functions you would expect.

You can also easily integrate Pix4D data and point clouds into other existing workflows with terrestrial laser scanner software solutions from the scanner vendors or from CAD/BIM system providers such as Autodesk, Bentley who all now support point cloud workflows.

Most importantly, you can export the entire cloud as an LAS file and that file will retain the classifications, so any software that can recognize these classifications can recognize the point groups.

You can selectively export one or more groups to retain these classification groups in other software programs that don’t honor/recognize the LAS group formatting.

Now that we can automatically deliver classified sets of points in useful logical groups, the value of the original time-saving process has been enhanced, exponentially.

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Machine dreaming Artificial intelligence and learning algorithms are changing the way we live and work. But how are they supercharging what can be achieved with geospatial modelling? Soon the applications will only be limited by imagination – not budget.

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n 2017, AI has begun to define the human experience in the developed world. Automated entities that learn and interact in ways that mimic human behavior have grown to saturate the consumer mobile services that are replacing so many legacy, bricks-andmortar functions. Google’s Assistant and Apple’s Siri, dueling voice activated bots, have grown from vaguely creepy novelties into streamlined, painless ways to augment your daily life.

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remembering. Freshly minted flagship devices, Pixel 2 and Iphone X, come loaded with entire bundles of AI-driven, device-specific services as the firms explore new approaches to integrating their activities far deeper into their users’ lives than ever before.

“We are clearly at an inflection point with vision.”

These words were spoken by Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai at their 2017 I/O developer’s conference, announcing their newest product, Lens.

Lens may illustrate this shift more clearly than the latest tech-loaded latest handsets, which may take off or founder, and will be replaced within the year. Lens will be around for a long time. It leverages computer vision and augmented reality techniques, using a device’s camera as its primary interface (among other sensors), allowing it to take Google Assistant’s services to a new dimension.

It will recognise objects that it ‘sees’, and try to help the user understand it.

Recognising and identifying objects such as plants and flowers, providing contextual information for addresses or

businesses, or logging into a WiFi network by interpreting a spoken passphrase are a few of the use cases described at the product launch.

Google wants us to interact with our increasingly-aware surroundings in ways that are not dependent on specific devices, and Lens is the gateway.

Applications of artificial intelligence are myriad within the tech industry.

Facebook’s revenue stream critically relies on automated classification and clustering of precisely sliced user data to produce ever more finely targeted marketing services. Google applied machine learning algorithms in designing Google Home, its AI appliance designed to be spoken to and interacted with, to reduce the number of physical microphones from eight to two, a problem no human engineer was able to solve.

But the great strides in learning algorithms that have propelled this technology will have a deep and lasting impact on many other industries, too.

A report from economic strategy firm AlphaBeta in September found that Australia needs to double its investment in AI and automation to collect on a

feature $2.2 trillion opportunity by 2030, and should be preparing to ‘cushion’ an estimated 3 million workers to be displaced by the rapidly shifting nature of work.

The key discipline that has fueled this explosion of AI-based services and applications is machine learning, and it’s a discipline that isn’t new.

The first conceptual milestone was laid in 1950 with Alan Turing’s “Turing Test”, and it seems resonant with contemporary jitters over AI’s increasing presence is our lives. Turing’s proposal was a theoretical test to determine whether a computer has real intelligence – it must trick a human into believing it is also human.

The first technical milestones followed in that decade; the development of the first learning algorithm with Arthur Samuel’s checkers-playing computer that improved as it played, and the first computer neural network, simulating the thought processes of the human brain – wonderfully named ‘The Perceptron’.

Above: Higher resolution enables more sophisticated pattern recognition algorithms.

Left: AI-based services are an increasingly ubiquitious presence in our lives.

Tools that learn These two developments paved the way to key growth areas that are now at the core of an entirely new set of paradigms that are already having a deep impact on the geospatial industry – and have the potential to disrupt far beyond.

Photogrammetry firm Pix4D have seized upon these advancements to offer striking new capabilities in analysis and classification from UAV-derived photographs. Three-dimensional point clouds, until fairly recently the sole province of LIDAR-sourced data, can be created from aerial images, with automatic classification to discern terrain, roads, buildings, vegetation and humanmade objects such as lamps or cars.

These capabilities lower the price of admission for practitioners offering these services – expensive LIDAR scanners can be replaced by UAVs, and automatic classifiers cut out steps in the workflow of producing a model.

“The technology today works optimally for urban or generic landscape datasets at typical UAV resolution – approximately 5cm GSD – but in principle it can be trained on and work over any type of scene, at any resolution,” Pix4D sales and marketing director Lorenzo Martelletti told Position.

“For instance, Pix4D could create a classifier specialized in discriminating stockpiles of different materials in an open pit, or electrical pylons, cables and vegetation along a powerline.”

The Pix4D team developed their learning classification system to recognise these objects through a process known as supervised learning. This process is one

of three key forms of machine learning that are instrumental in driving current development of services that have this principle at their core.

Dr. Sebastien Wong is director of machine learning at Consilium, an Adelaide-based firm specialising in modeling, simulation and machine intelligence. Consilium works across sectors, but they cut their teeth building machine intelligence systems for the Defence, Science and Technology group (DST Group), the defence department’s R&D group. DST Group are Consilium’s foundation client, for whom they developed the analytical and programmatic components that their subsequent work leverages and builds on.

Dr. Wong breaks machine learning down very simply.

“Machine learning is data driven modelling,” he said. “Supervised learning is building models when you know exactly what the outcome should be, like building a classifier. You've got labels, so you know that this picture that you're looking at – that this (part of a) satellite image, is showing you a car, or a road, or a tree.”

“Unsupervised is typically used when you want to group like things together – clustering – or when you are looking for a pattern that is different – you can use when you don’t have any labels. There’s a nice synergy between supervised and unsupervised machine learning – you can use unsupervised learning to learn what the important features are.”

Consilium have recently announced a partnership with satellite imagery giant DigitalGlobe, giving Consilium access to their Geospatial Big Data platform, GBDX, a cloud-based service with access to 100 petabytes of imagery. Dr. Wong is excited by the power of the services they are now able to offer to industry.

“World View 3 takes you up to 30 centimetre resolution. All of a sudden there's applications that you can do commercially that previously were only available to defence, like finding an individual car – very detailed structures,” he said.

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feature we can do two things – not just finding the properties of the material in there but actually what the object is – and do pattern recognition, and machine learning type applications of that.”

A confluence of three major developments is driving the evolution of Consilium’s spatial analytics services, according to Dr. Wong: Current machine learning techniques allowing new degrees of automation, and cloud computing; removing the capital requirements for serious computational horsepower, and finally commercial APIs for satellite imagery, such as Google’s Earth Engine, and DigitalGlobe’s GBDX. Dr. Wong says the result for consumers is a drastic increase in access. The hardware, the high resolution data and the skilled resources required for sophisticated spatial analysis such as asset inspections at mine sites; calculating distances and trajectory of trucks; and performing measurements of structures, – is more easily attainable.

“Say you are a retiree and you've got your own property and you want to do the same thing as a large commercial farmer. You just want to know how many kilometres of track you have, or how large an area you need to work on. Suddenly this information becomes democratised,” he said.

“When you automate things through machine learning, that same capability -- suddenly becomes able to be purchased by a much smaller entity at a smaller cost,” he said.

“But the bigger picture is – what does this actually do to existing knowledge structures, the thinking and the parameters that we've developed in the past?”

Left: Building footprints and surface cover in Surfers Paradise, Queensland as captured

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Machines do the work Learning algorithms are now being applied to remotely sensed data to help create richer data environments than were previously possible, which in turn enable new forms of modelling and experimentation.

PSMA Australia’s Geoscape is a colossal dataset of the Australian built-environment dataset, a rich and multi-layered data environment. Highly accurate address data, administrative boundary and cadastral layers, demographic data and zoning are just some of the dimensions of this set, combined with 2-metre pixels for all populated centres with a population over 200, and highly detailed surface cover and tree layers.

In creating the product, algorithms apply mass-scale feature extraction to high resolution imagery, also sourced from DigitalGlobe, to create vector building outlines from which 3D models are built.

Observed building outlines are initially drawn by hand, but then are fed into self-

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Dr. Sebastian Wong of Consilium.

learning neural networks, which can then analyse clusters of pixels in other images to identify and extract the buildings.

A two-metre-square grid is applied to imagery of urban areas and remote communities and a 30-metre-square grid for the remainder of the Australian continent. Machine learning is used to interpret what is reflected in each cell of the grids, based on known patterns of electromagnetic radiation reflectance, and assign an appropriate value to each cell, thereby representing bare earth, roads, grass, water and buildings.

As impressive and versatile as Geoscape is, some players are taking this multifaceted environment and using it merely as a basal step, a foundation to build upon.

Sensing Value is a dynamic intelligence firm that offers unique, cutting edge products to both private and public sectors. Among a suite of multidisciplinary modelling and analytics services, they take the rich, base environment of Geoscape and offer an almost untapped set of possibilities, in part enabled by the depth and currency it provides.

“What we are essentially working towards is a full virtualization of built form and natural environment,” says David McCloskey, founding director and co-owner of Sensing Value.

McCloskey’s experience with machine learning began with the core concepts of the 1984 monograph ‘Classification & Regression Trees’, a foundational text in the field of modern machine learning. He attended courses by Dr. Dan Steinberg, president of Salford Systems, a firm established to provide a commercial application of the intellectual property developed by Leo Breiman, Charles Stone, Jerome Friedman and Richard Olshen in this paper.

McCloskey describes his relationship with these figures as ‘sitting at the feet of the giants’, and sees Sensing Value’s work as celebrating the brilliance of their work, and attempting to extend it into new areas. An upcoming project in the wetlands of Western Australia aims to model a unique set of measurements from the combination of Geoscape’s data, remote sensing and machine learning.

The team begins with the 3D model of the current built form and tree cover around the site from Geoscape, and physically installs sensors into the stormwater drains on site, allowing them to measure the volume and velocity of specific rainfall events.

“Because the 3D models actually give us the hard surface area, the slope and the pitch of every roof, the drainage infrastructure – we can then actually develop a relationship between rainfall events, hard surface area and the flows into the lake,” McCloskey said.

Zoning attributes from Geoscape can then be factored in, and the research team are then able to model the likely hard surface area for the site, and how that might change over time – down to the individual land parcel level.

“We can then start to model the future impacts in terms of volume and velocity of flows of stormwater, which then let you work out remediation requirements, and impact on pollution in those areas,” he said.

From what is now an incredibly rich set of inputs, machine learning techniques can be applied to model far more

Left: Sara Bennett and Dr. David McCloskey of Sensing Value.

detailed and complex phenomena, such as predicting algal bloom outbreaks, or the anticipated explosions of the midge population around the wetlands.

“By virtualizing they built form, having a very granular structure and then – having a lot of the science of machine learning applied back to the environmental measures, we can actually build very strong and robust relationships from that,” McCloskey said.

McCloskey foresees a major set of impacts from the proliferation of machine learning techniques, though like Wong, he sees the coupling of these with unprecedented data access that will cause the lasting disruption. “I think we’re coming to a point where there’s going to be a divide between old science and new science. The experimental method and

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the scientific approach is the same, but the actual structure of the data that is available for the scientists to work with is going to be totally transformed,” he said.

He describes a hypothetical traditional data collection regime of monthly manual sample collections from a lake, stark against the potentially dizzying density and frequency of sensor data that can be streamed in real time. McCloskey says that the staggering disparity between the outputs of these scenarios will have a lasting impact on the way science is conducted, and should be seen as an opportunity to develop new methods that could cast new light on historical findings.

“So the old science which has only ever had one estimate at a particular time hasn't considered the variance that is associated with those estimates.

And the new science now has a massive variance,” he said.

“But the bigger picture is – what does this actually do to existing knowledge structures, the thinking and the parameters that we've developed in the past? How much can we augment or build on the work of people from 50, 100, 200 years ago – and actually build back. What new science can we develop which will give us a better understanding of complex system modelling?”

If we know one thing for certain, it’s that learning algorithms will be changing the way people live and work for the foreseeable future. ■

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q&a

Craig Sandy is the Surveyor-General for Victoria. Having joined the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning in August 2017, he brings a diverse and detailed set of experience to the role.

Having held positions with Esri Australia in business development and as a Survey, Mapping and SDI principal, he has a firm grip on where the industry is heading and the role of GIS and data within it.

Q&A with Craig Sandy 26 position December/January 2018

1/ You bring extensive industry experience to your new role as Victorian Surveyor General. What are some of your career highlights prior to accepting this position?

Accepting the role as NT Surveyor-General and and having the opportunity to deliver a solution that provides for a future in electronic plan lodgement: linking the components of planning, survey and title registration in a single system. I’m also pleased to have assisted in a small way to help deliver the national water accounts and working with people across the water and groundwater industries. Participating in the organisation committee of FIG 2010 Congress Sydney was certainly a highlight, and I’m pleased to have been recognised for my services to the Surveying and Spatial Sciences with the 2009 ACT Service to the Industry award.

2/ How has your experience in the business side of geospatial shaped your perspective on the surveying industry?

My professional background has provided me a much broader view of the use of the data created from the surveying world, and how it can be used in a variety of applications. My work across a number of jurisdictions and technical disciplines has been beneficial in understanding the application and use of data. The most important aspect is understanding the users and their requirements. From a surveying perspective this is changing rapidly, and our focus must be more on the wider use of the data than just its original intended purpose.

3/ What are your personal objectives for your tenure as Surveyor-General?

My passion is in ensuring that the Victorian land development process is efficient and benefits all stakeholders.

A starting point is to convert the land development process to digital and ensure the components are linked appropriately.

Victoria has an excellent system in place called SPEAR (Surveying and Planning through Electronic Applications and Referrals). This provides a foundation for a data-driven process that captures data once, and re-uses it. My interest is in the survey components of the process and the management of survey data captured.

Capturing survey data digitally is essential to the productivity of the land development process. Creating a two-way flow of survey data between the digital cadastre and surveyors is essential to realising the benefits to be gained. Land Use Victoria has identified the modernisation of existing digital cadastral data as the first step. The capture and integration of the current survey measurements will provide a two-

dimensional (2D) base as a beginning.

This will lead to 3D, 4D and nD in the future, as part of the Cadastre 2034 vision for ensuring all rights, responsibilities and restrictions in land are understood.

Currently, this is a priority project for my role. Surveyors and other land development professionals will use the digital cadastre as the basis for planning applications and subsequently lodging digital survey data. To achieve just this goal is at least a three-to four year project and I plan to deliver this in my tenure.

As Surveyor-General I have responsibilities to set and maintain the standards for surveying in Victoria.

This includes the training of the next generation of surveyors. These surveyors face different challenges in the future, however the need to have a solid understanding of the principles of surveying remains an important

Capturing survey data digitally is essential to the productivity of the land development process – and creating a two-way flow of survey data between the digital cadastre and surveyors is essential to realising the benefits. aspect of their training. In partnership with Surveyors Registration Board of Victoria and the Surveying Professional organisations I’m confident that these surveyors of the future will be highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals.

A part of this process will be to encourage young girls and woman to consider a career in a profession that has exciting and innovative opportunities in the future.

My role also includes the Registrar of Geographic Names, this is an important aspect of the cadastre. The Victorian public are very passionate about the names used in their community. It is my role to ensure the names are appropriate and meet the Naming Rules in place.

This is important in the interest of public safety and to avoid confusion. Duplication of names and similar sounding names cause major challenges for the emergency services authorities, Australia Post and utility service organisations. It is also an

inconvenience for the public, reliance on mobile devices for navigation is wide spread and duplicated street names can be a significant inconvenience.

4/ What are the main regulatory challenges you see for the industry in Victoria?

A key challenge for the surveying industry is to meet community expectations. This does not necessarily mean that regulatory change is required, but it does call for some modernisation. For example, Victoria has a target of July 2019 for all land transaction documents to be lodged electronically. It is not hard to imagine that a timetable of electronic lodgement of survey data will also be set. This is critical to the work of modernising the digital cadastre.

I'm sure there are aspects of the regulatory process that could be changed to reflect modern processes or technologies. More investigation is required in the space and it will be subject to the priorities of government.

5/ Broadly, how do you intend to approach these?

The approach for any changes will be to work collaboratively with the surveying profession and the stakeholders that may be impacted. The focus of my role is to provide leadership and to set and monitor surveying standards. The delivery of services is through the private sector.

Therefore, changes will be through consultation with the surveying profession and professional organisations.

As the role of surveyors changes from a focus on measurement to data management, the examination and licensing of surveyors will need to reflect these changes.

6/ Do you expect to encounter resistance to any of these initiatives? If so, why?

There will always be some people who resist change. However, in my interactions with the Victorian surveying profession, I have seen some very progressive and positive practitioners, willing to ensure the growth of our profession. It is understandable that with the average age of a licensed surveyor well into the 50s, some will not wish to change the methods they have employed for many years.

The focus for me is to put in place standards and methods that can be applied to the next generation.

Individuals will determine their own approach to any transition. The surveying profession has been fundamental to this country's development and I expect our profession will continue to rise to the challenges ahead. ■ www.spatialsource.com.au 27

feature measurements can be obtained, and accuracy of up to several centimetres has been recorded.

Philips is leading the charge in championing this technology with the retail market in mind, embedding signals in the light wave modulations emitted by LEDs, building Bluetooth services around their system, and tapping Microsoft to develop these services further. Other players in the space, lighting giant Osram and startup Goee, are approaching more cautiously with a Bluetooth-only system.

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Going undercover: the race to locate indoors DR. BINGHAO LI

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WiFi is by far the most common form of network leveraged currently leveraged for indoor positioning services, followed byBluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and Radio Frequency (RFID), usually utilising approximate, Cell-ID, range-based or fingerprinting positioning techniques.

(See sidebar overleaf for a breakdown of key indoor positioning techniques).

With little fanfare, Google began mainstreaming these technologies as they launched indoor maps in 2011 for the U.S. and 2012 for Australia, utilising WiFi network hardware. Apple acquired WiFiSlam for $20 million in 2013, an ingenious start-up with a method that collects anonymised data from WiFi adaptors and other sensors in a users’ devices, and using this to create a WiFi fingerprints database.

Apple’s iBeacon and Gimbal’s proximity beacon are typical examples of commercial Bluetooth beacons, using the approximate positioning technique to acquire the mobile station’s location.

The positioning accuracy of these technologies varies from several metres to, up to tens of metres.

he proliferation of handheld positioning needs no introduction.

Consumer reliance on mapping and location services from handheld devices is now so entrenched that urban dwellers who have navigated a city their entire life will fire up their Google Maps or Waze app, mount their phone to the dashboard and do as they’re told. Consulting such services is a daily occurrence for most smartphone users.

Satellite-based positioning is a mature technology. GPS, or any of the GNSSbased networks, is far and away the most popular positioning technology – highly reliable; accurate; relatively low-cost, and easily deployed for users. However, GNSS falls down when it can’t receive frequent, high-quality satellite signals, a familiar scenario inside most buildings and in ‘urban canyon’ environments.

New solutions are needed indoors.

A vast constellation of different indoor positioning techniques are out in the field, evolving, maturing and desperately fighting to gain a foothold in the market.

These techniques and technologies have been silent achievers, rapidly developing and fiercely competing in their own little niche, slowly stealthing into the mainstream. Tech giants Google and Apple have been quietly integrating technologies pioneered by smaller players into their products as they continue to build out their location services and provide new ways for locationallychallenged smartphone users to find their way around the built environment.

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Light the way The maturation and spread of LED lighting has provided an unlikely and unique technological opportunity for indoor positioning systems. Signals transmitted by LEDs can be used to determine the position of a mobile station, based on Cell ID positioning. With specifically designed LED transmitters and receivers, time-difference-of-arrival

Locata Corporation is a Canberra-based firm that landed a fairly high-profile customer in 2015 – NASA. Locata was chosen to install a ground based positioning network at their Langley facility in 2015. Locata has built a patented system around pseudolites – a contraction of ‘pseudo-satellite’ – and perhaps the closest thing possible to a terrestrial GNSS network. Pseudolites are ground-based transmitters that employ a signal structure is typically identical or very similar to GNSS signals.

In the early days of development, pseudolites also used the same frequency as GNSS, creating the promise of a seamless positioning technology – a single receiver that can be used outdoors and indoors. This dream was dashed when the signal frequency of Pseudolite devices was moved to the industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) band due to the risk of interference to GNSS signals.

But for all its promise, Pseudolite is relatively complex and expensive, and is likely to largely proliferate in applications where utmost accuracy is paramount.

A more cost-effective, high-accuracy indoor positioning technology is UltraWideband (UWB). Ultra-Wideband is a communications technology that employs a wide bandwidth (defined as greater than 20 percent of the centre frequency, 500MHz). 500MHz bandwidth results in pulses of 0.16ns width, which means that it is possible to do accurate range-based positioning indoors, with a range measurement accuracy in the order of centimetres.

Only a handful of companies in the world: Ubisense, Timedomain, Zebra and Decawave, can provide robust UWB positioning systems. There are two significant issues with UWB-based positioning: synchronisation of “anchors” (or base stations) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) errors.

The most reliable way to address the synchronisation challenge a wired connection between the anchors -making UWB infrastructure deployment

a non-trivial task. A wireless method to achieve synchronisation is preferred, but presents its own challenges. Decawave claims that they can offer a wireless solution, however, the details have not yet been revealed.

To avoid the need to synchronise anchors, a technique for measuring the round-trip of the radio frequency signal has also been employed. Non-line-ofsight signals significantly increase the range measurement error, and there is no reliable way to solve this problem if the signal cannot penetrate the obstacles.

Our own testing at UNSW has shown that UWB systems can achieve up to 10-20 centimetre positioning accuracy.

The CSIRO has developed their system, known as Wireless Ad-hoc System for Positioning (WASP), which also uses radio frequency signals, but with a narrower bandwidth than UWB. WASP technology has been commercialised by Minetec to accurately locate and track mine workers in deep underground environments, and employed in tracking athlete data with wearables – allowing precise tracking and data collection within concrete velodromes and ice hockey rinks.

Floor plan of a SIMO project test site.

One method to bind them all?

As you may be beginning to understand, there is a dizzying myriad of sensors and technologies available for indoor positioning. We know that fusing several sensors can normally deliver better positioning results, and the combination of several technologies can deliver higher availability.

BVI volunteers during one of the SIMO project live testing trials.

• Base station: a fixed point that broadcasts a positioning signal, or listens to the signal transmitted from a mobile station • Mobile station: a receiver attached to a moving subject for positioning purposes

This all suggests one key proposition – What if we could use all available sources for positioning?

So-called All-Source Positioning and Navigation (ASPN) has developed into a hot research topic. ASPN is different from sensor fusion; it provides an all-in-one solution. It uses a uniform architecture to achieve data fusion of numerous sensors and data filtering, with the ability to re-configure. It aims to provide maximum accuracy and reliability with whichever navigation and positioning methods are available.

ASPN may be the ultimate – but it is not a simple solution. Everybody wants one solution for all scenarios, but so far there are no magic bullets.

There always looms a distant chimera, however. The most future positioning system sounds as cool as the technology is – the quantum positioning system.

Accelerometers based on super-cooled atoms could track one’s position with stunning precision.

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feature rely on a relatively inaccurate system of accelerometer-based positioning while submerged. A submarine that goes a day without a GNSS fix, will experience a navigation drift in the order of an entire kilometre –a distance that a quantum accelerometer could reduce that to a single metre. This technology is still far from mature; however, it could be a revolutionary positioning technology to replace all existing competitors.

Mix’n’match: technologies and use cases Until such a mirage materialises into a usable, mature technology, the answer lies in perfecting a mix of technologies and techniques. We’ve found that to harness this vast array of techniques and technologies in a way that delivers a usable system, you need to develop a system that puts your users needs first – select techniques and technologies whose strengths play to these, and whose drawbacks are minimised for that case.

Our indoor positioning research team at UNSW has worked with a broad range of technologies, from WiFi to inertial measurement positioning (IMU); from fingerprinting to time-ofarrival techniques. We have tailored our indoor positioning technologies and systems to specific use cases, including as navigational aids for people who are blind and visually impaired (BVI) and tracking underground workers.

The SIMO project is our navigation and positioning system for BVI people, and our aims are simple. We intend to develop a usable, low cost positioning system for the visually impaired have been developing our solution for the last decade. Supported by the Australian Research Council (ARC), our partner Vision Australia and a startup called RSID, we started with a WiFi fingerprinting system, integrated with accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer measurements in smartphones as mobile stations.

Because of the difficulties in deploying WiFi access points and iOS’s security keeping WiFi closed to external positioning services, we moved to a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) network.

We developed our own beacons for these networks, and tested our system at two sites: OfficeWorks North Sydney and UTS library, recording an average of two metres’ accuracy with BVI volunteers.

We made some important discoveries.

Fingerprinting technology can achieve the best performance in complicated indoor environments – the obstacles make the fingerprints unique.

However, for relatively open indoor

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Core values Key techniques for positioning sans satellite Approximate Approximate positioning is one of the simplest and cheapest to implement, as it doesn’t usually need network or terminal upgrades. It is best employed when the base station services a very small coverage area, as only when the mobile station is very close to the base station can the mobile station’s location be determined.

Apple’s iBeacon is a commercial implementation of the approximate technique. It works like this: the base station’s location is known, and due to the short range, the mobile station’s location is taken to be identical to the base station's.

This provides adequate accuracy for many applications.

Cell ID Cell ID shares approximate positioning’s cost advantage as it can also leverage existing hardware without upgrades – but Cell ID assumes the coverage of a base station is relatively large. Each base station broadcasts messages, including Cell ID, across its ‘cell’, or coverage area. Each mobile station receives these. So, it always knows the ID code of its cell, and can approximate its actual location by using the geographical coordinates of the base station, in a similar manner to approximate positioning. A typical Cell ID system is the cellular or mobile telephony network.

Range Range positioning typically use the time a signal travels, and the speed of the signal to calculate the distance between signal transmitter and signal receiver. The most common type of signal used for this technique is the radio frequency (RF) signal.

Time of Arrival (TOA) The TOA approach determines the mobile station’s position based on the intersection of the distance (or range) of circles centred on several base stations – this is called trilateration.

For radio frequency signals, multiplying the propagation time by the speed of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) allows the range from the mobile station to the transmitting base station to be computed. Two clocks are needed for one-way ranging, one to note the signal transmission time, and the second to record the signal arrival time.

Unsynchronised clocks between mobile and base stations will bias the range measurements, in turn biasing the derived positioning solution. For high positioning accuracy – say from metre to decametre level – base station clocks have to be synchronised within 20 or 30 nanoseconds of each other. Measuring a round trip of the signal is a widely used alternative approach to avoid this.

Time difference of arrival (TDOA) An attractive alternative is to measure time difference of a signal’s arrival. This approach measures time difference rather than absolute time measurements, and has the major advantage that the error due to unsynchronised handset time is eliminated, though synchronisation of the base station is still required.

Received signal strength (RSS) Using received signal strength (RSS) measurements for positioning is widely used. A key advantage is that it’s easy to measure this with short range communications infrastructure, like the signal from a WiFi access point, a Bluetooth transmitter or an active RFID tag.

However, real-world signal propagation conditions are far from ideal. Since the signal environment varies so widely, an empirical model may work well in some environments, but very poorly in others.

Angle-based Using angle-of-arrival (AOA) observations is one of the oldest positioning methods.

For RF signals, the direction of a mobile station with respect to a base station can be measured with array signal processing techniques. With at least two AOA measurements to different base stations, a mobile station’s location can be found at the intersection of apparent arrival directions (in two dimensions).

AOA methods can yield high accuracy, but using RF signals is limited by signal interference, multipath, and non-line-ofsight (NLOS) propagation, especially in indoor environments. To make the AOA measurements, a complex antenna array is needed at the base station, raising costs.

Optical positioning is an effective AOA-based implementation, in which

camera-based systems measure image coordinates that represent angular information.

Feature-matching Feature-matching is a large category of techniques, including vision-based and the popular RSS ‘fingerprinting’ technique.

One key characteristic is the need to have a pre-created database of ‘features’.

The positioning techniques then take advantage of such pre-created data by using an algorithm that finds the best match to the observed feature.

The mein requirement of RSS fingerprinting is to map location-sensitive parameters of measured signals across the areas of interest. Fingerprinting has been applied for positioning to a range of wireless technologies, including WiFi, BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), RFID, FM and AM radios. There are two phases: training and positioning. The training phase aims to construct a fingerprint database by identifying and positioning a set of reference points. In the positioning

phase, the mobile station measures the RF parameter at a location where it requires its position. The measurements are compared with the parameter values in the database using a search/matching algorithm. The outcome is the likeliest position of the mobile station.

Dead-reckoning Dead-reckoning estimates position by projecting heading (direction) and speed (distance travelled) from a known past position. One plus of this technique is that it is self-contained, needing no pre-deployed infrastructure. The size of the positioning error will grow with time, so it is necessary to have regular ‘reinitialisation’ of position. Technology used to measure heading and distance traveled is often combined with other sensor technologies to give higher accuracy.

A popular way of finding the distance travelled by a person is to measure their steps. By multiplying the step length, an estimate of the distance the person has travelled can be obtained.

environments, fingerprinting runs into problems without these distinguishing characteristics.

In order to give the visually impaired more freedom in most public areas, we decided to include Ultra Wideband positioning (UWB) in our system. The next phase of our system will incorporate a combination of Bluetooth and UWB to provide positioning accuracy of ranges between 10-20 centimetres to one or two metres, depending on the requirement of the specific location. The Centre for Inclusive Design (formerly Media Access Australia) and City of Sydney have kindly joined as support organizations for this next phase.

Dr. Binghao Li is a VC's PostDoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Binghao obtained B.Sc. in Electrical & Mechanical Eng. from Northern Jiaotong University, P.R. China in 1994 and M.Sc. in Civil Eng., Tsinghua University, P.R. China in 2001. He received his Ph.D. from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia in 2006. ■

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Australia’s wellbeing is reliant on space infrastructure

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ustralia’s ongoing social, environmental and economic well-being depends on continued and cost-effective access to satellite data.

Position, navigation and timing data is becoming increasingly central to personal navigation and planning as individuals are now connected at all times via their smartphone. At an industry level, such data ensure the ongoing economic productivity of a growing number of sectors including transport, logistics, mining and agriculture.

Earth observation data help us to understand weather predictions, droughts, bush fires, urban development and future planning needs.

Satellite communication technologies, including broadband, enable Australian citizens and businesses to conduct essential business and access critical services such as emergency transport.

How does space assist Australia’s wellbeing?

February 20, 2015 marked the first time on record that two storms of Category 4 or greater intensity had struck the Australian coastline on the same day.

The Bureau of Meteorology used MTSAT-2 data which fed into Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models for analysis and forecasting. MTSAT-2 provides a full disk scan every hour, which during cyclone development improves nowcasting, cyclone positioning and intensity estimation for subsequent alerts and evacuation planning.

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Four months later, Japan’s Himawari-8 satellite became operational – rather than a full-disk scan of the Earth every hour from the MTSAT-2, this new satellite completes the same task in just ten minutes.

From weather to civil infrastructure, another example of our increasing dependence on the use of satellite data is the development of high accuracy GNSS positioning machine control for earthmoving equipment.

Slew control is a recent addition to excavator machine control that expands on the usual productivity benefits of machine control systems by preventing the excavator arm and bucket from swinging over an invisible vertical boundary line.

In this case the slew boundary is the edge of the road widening. It permits traffic to safely travel along the existing road corridor without collision with an accidental operator error that may cause the bucket and arm to swing over the road.

It shows another step towards safe autonomous construction machines of the future and the importance of satellite infrastructure in building our transport, work and living environments.

What is critical infrastructure?

Critical infrastructure is defined as ‘those physical facilities, supply chains, information technologies and communication networks which, if destroyed, degraded or rendered unavailable for an extended period,

Right: GNSS-dependent autonomous service will continue to transform a broad set of sectors.

would significantly impact the social or economic wellbeing of the nation or affect Australia’s ability to conduct national defence and ensure national security.’

It includes services that we all rely on: energy, water, communications, transport, food, health, banking and finance.

Civilians and corporations rely on the Government to engage on any issues that could impact critical infrastructure either positively or negatively and to ensure that risks are minimised. Government is therefore a key stakeholder in assisting critical infrastructure providers to increase organisational resilience and ensure continuity of services to businesses, governments and the community at large.

Recognising that owners and operators of critical infrastructure are best placed to manage risk to their operations, the Australian Government generally takes a non-regulatory approach to critical infrastructure. Its focus is to develop strong business to government partnerships instead.

However, certain sectors of critical infrastructure are regulated to strengthen security of specific assets and to comply with international law and treaty obligations. Examples include health care, banking and finance and food production.

Left: Space infrastructure is critical to predicting and responding to extreme weather events.

Expert Advisory Group which has a strong focus on organisational resilience.

Coordination and strategic guidance for the TISN is provided by the Critical Infrastructure Advisory Council (CIAC).

CIAC consists of the Chairs of each of the TISN groups, senior Australian Government representatives from relevant agencies, and senior State and Territory government representatives.

Space as a major contributor to critical infrastructure

Establishing an advisory group to Government In 2002, following the Bali bombings in Indonesia that killed 202 people, of which 88 were Australians, the Government established a Critical Infrastructure Advisory Council (CIAC). The CIAC developed a Critical Infrastructure Strategy to maintain the continued operation of Australia’s critical infrastructure in the face of all hazards.

Under the co-ordination activities of the Attorney General’s department, the Trusted Information Sharing Network (TISN) was established as Australia’s primary national engagement mechanism for business-government information sharing and resilience building initiatives.

The TISN provides a secure environment in which critical infrastructure owners and operators across eight sector groups meet regularly to share information and cooperate within and across sectors to address security and business continuity challenges.

The sector groups of the TISN include banking and finance, communications, energy, food and grocery, health, transport and water services. In addition, there are specialist forums (Cross-Sectoral Interest Groups) which assist in the exploration of cross-cutting issues, and a Resilience

A Space Community of Interest was later established in 2014 under the CIAC’s Cross-Sectoral Interest Groups. Formed to bring together interested parties from industry, academia and government, the Space Community of Interest explored vulnerabilities arising from space dependencies and developed options to mitigate risk.

In 2015, the Space Community of Interest developed a (restricted) risk management plan and a first pass analysis of risks associated with Australia’s dependencies on space-based assets, including communications, positioning, navigation, timing and earth observation activities.

Last year, in 2016, a dedicated Space Cross-Sectoral Interest Group was established to facilitate greater understanding among Trusted Information Sharing Network sector groups of the essential services that space-enabled services provide to Australia’s critical infrastructure.

Its membership comprises people with expertise in satellite services for PNT, earth observations and communications.

The Space CSIG’s overall objective is to systematically examine and document the risks to the critical infrastructure and their supply chains, for each TISN area, that relate to their dependence on spacebased assets. The report that will result from this work will be used by the Critical Infrastructure Advisory Council and other key bodies, to plan for improved resilience across each TISN area.

What progress has been made?

Building on the work of the Space Community of Interest Group, the Space CSIG has met twice so far and planned workshops with each of the sector groups to: • Identify essential services that are provided by space • Assess the potential impact of any major disruptions • Develop resilience strategies for the space sector • Develop resilience strategies for the individual sector group The information shared in these workshops will establish detailed recommendations for the rollout of Australia’s Space Policy. Although the focus of the agency will no doubt be on upstream applications in terms of the country’s contribution to space infrastructure, risk management and optimisation for downstream applications affecting critical infrastructure sector groups are essential to ensure Australia’s long term prosperity with space. ■ Below: Structure of the Trusted Information Sharing Network (TISN).

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iving in ‘the bush capital of Australia’ with its history of devastating wildfires, Australian Capital Territory residents and emergency services personnel keep an ever-vigilant eye on the high-risk bushland that surrounds them. Living in Canberra means living in or near an environment in which a bushfire is a natural occurrence.

Individual properties are assigned a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) classification — an Australian Standard AS 3959:2009 estimate of the intensity of the fire that would affect a structure in a bushfire prone area — which is determined based on a physical inspection of the property and its surrounding areas.

Using the AS 3959:2009 methodology, the ACT Emergency Services Agency set a mission to develop a consistent and more efficient method of analysis to categorise the potential impact of bushfires.

ACT Emergency Services Agency The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) was established in 2004, bringing the Ambulance Service, Fire and Rescue Service, Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service under one Commissioner. This was a move by the territory government to mitigate a repeat of the 2003 Canberra bushfires that killed four people, injured 490 and destroyed more than 500 homes, and to make the ACT one of the safest communities in the world.

The ESA’s workforce of 2,600 fulltime and volunteer personnel employs evidence-based decision-making strategies and cutting-edge technology to preserve properties in bushfire prone areas. It has been a long-term user of location-based

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analytics technology and a supporter of Mapping and Planning Support (MAPS), a network of volunteer Geographic Information System (GIS) professionals who offer support during emergencies.

The Challenge With around 26,000 structures located in bushfire prone areas, a constantly changing landscape and new projects in construction, the ESA wanted to classify each property’s BAL in a way that: simplified the effort for both the community and government to capture information, was cost effective, could generate data fast and created minimal administrative complexity.

The ESA's smarter and more accurate BAL assessment needed to: • Assist property owners by providing an up-to-date definition of bushfire prone areas.

• Save time and money by automating the classification system, providing an ACT-wide complement to on-site inspections and manual measurements.

• Maintain up-to-date property classifications by the efficient monitoring of landscape and construction changes.

While site visits are indispensable in some cases, it would be too costly and time-consuming to site-assess every structure in the bushfire prone area. The idea of automating the assessment hadn’t been considered, because using Landsat and aerial imagery required advanced modelling.

The Solution Partnering with the Esri Australia Professional Services team, the automation of the BAL assessment

“This model can accurately assess the risk facing thousands of houses in a very short space of time, with the capacity to complete 16,000 property assessments in just a couple of hours.”

Nick Lhuede, Manager of Emergency Management, Risk, Spatial and Digital Services, ACT Emergency Services Agency became possible using the ACT government’s high-quality LiDAR imagery to generate a 3D model of bushfire prone areas including derived vegetation density, building footprints and slope data.

Coupling that with spatial analytics functions in the Esri technology suite allowed for distances between features to be determined and an Australian Standard-compliant BAL calculated.

The resulting categories — from 12.5 kW/m2 to ‘the flame zone’ that is subject to direct flame impingement — are modelled and displayed in different colours representing the five BAL risk categories. Having this comprehensive, consistent assessment allows the ESA to better understand where levels of higher risk occur.

“For the first time, we are able to quantify the level of bushfire risk for properties street by street throughout Canberra. This will be invaluable in guiding targeted community education and engagement to reduce the impacts of fire.”

The automated tool performs the Bushfire Attack Level calculations for every relevant combination of vegetation, slope and distance.

The Innovation Laser sharp imagery

• ESA and Esri Australia created a world-first prototype for the use of LiDAR imagery in the classification of BAL. The remote sensing method that uses a pulsed laser from an aircraft to measure variable distances to Earth, can generate precise, 3D information about the landscape.

• In the ESA’s case, LiDAR imagery produces eight points per metre which is ideal for emergency services risk assessment, clearly identifying rooflines and tree canopies.

• When combined with location-based analytics technology, the 3D model generated by the millions of LiDAR points taken over the ACT provides a perfect foundation for the layers of additional data required to determine the final BAL.

• Buildings are categorised, and their footprints enhanced, to outline hard edges and heights and their distance from vegetation.

• The slope of the land, a critical factor in generating greater bushfire intensity, is measured and applied to the model The resulting matrix of distance, slope and vegetation type facilitates a straightforward and easily automated process that assigns different BAL ratings to every property.

The Outcomes The model allows the ESA to better understand what the effects of a bushfire might be in any given neighbourhood and ensures an effective management and mitigation strategy can be put in place. This new assessment tool has enabled the ESA to assess properties more consistently and at a much faster rate than previously possible.

A multi-layered analysis of risk factors

Key outcomes include:

Location-based analytics technology combines the 3D LiDAR modelling with additional layers of the following information: • Existing vegetation maps, along with the categories defined in AS 3959:2009, are matched against the LiDAR-derived vegetation model and aerial photography to validate vegetation density.

Consistent classifications

The automated tool delivers a uniform BAL assessment across the ACT. Large-scale assessments

Processing 16,000 assessments in one hour, the automated solution enables the ESA to undertake large-scale assessments in less time and at a lower cost across the whole

Nick Lhuede, Manager of Emergency Management, Risk, Spatial and Digital Services, ACT Emergency Services Agency

ACT. It also allows for a visualisation of the impact of potential policy changes by quickly calculating the number of properties that might be affected, simply by modelling different options and assumptions.

Mitigation advice for new constructions

The accuracy provided by the new tool may assist in how people build new houses in bushfire prone areas. By assessing vacant land, planners can ensure structures are positioned in a way that minimises the risk of damage in a fire, making the BAL tool a useful assessment device and an essential guide in the planning and approval process.

Community education

Aided by the easy-to-understand 3D maps and colour-coded fire risk categories, the information delivered through the tool can guide community awareness and the development of bushfire prevention activities.

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new products

Autodesk and Dropbox announce AutoCAD integration Filesharing platform Dropbox has announced new integration capabilities with Autodesk's AutoCAD software.

AutoCAD users can now open project files directly from Dropbox, and save back seamlessly to Dropbox without leaving the AutoCAD environment, via a new Dropbox app for AutoCAD users will soon be able to access rich previews of AutoCAD design files directly from Dropbox, meaning users will soon be able to view and comment on .DWG files while in the field, without needing to have AutoCAD or Dropbox installed across all devices, but allowing Dropbox take care of syncing across devices.

New 3D laser scanner offers 1 km range Leica's latest device in their ScanStation P-series builds on P40 features with longer range capability. The ScanStation P50 will offer scan rates of up to one million points per second, at ranges of up to one kilometre. Leica is promoting this new device as offering a broader range of market opportunities for reality capture professionals, thanks to the increased

safety and potential applications opened up by the P50's gargantuan range.

Leica claims that sites such such as big mine pits, long bridges, dams and skyscrapers may have been previously unreachable, can now be scanned very quickly with angular accuracy paired, low range noise and survey-grade dualaxis compensation.

Long range unmanned helicopter for ocean inspections Texo DSI has added a long range VTOL UHS (Unmanned Helicopter System) to their range.

The industrial drone firm has acquired the High Eye HEF 32 Unmanned Helicopter, an unmanned VTOL UAV, allowing operation from shore-based locations to deliver detailed inspection of ocean-based assets without the associated risk and logistics of marine transport and transfer of personnel. The system weighs below 20kg, benefits from a ballistic parachute and water recovery systems, and scores an IP-67 rating to allow operations in inclement weather.

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PSMA launches predictive address verification API PSMA Australia has launched a predictive address verification service based around a RESTful API, designed to provide fast, authoritative and scalable location intelligence that can be integrated into a range of processes.

The service is powered by the same daily-updated dataset that drives their G-NAF Live address database, their most frequently updated product.

The key significance of this offering is that access to this current and comprehensive dataset is now available in a RESTful API format, offering far greater flexibility and ease of implementation over non-RESTful services. PSMA's new service offers live access to predictive address verification services in JSON, XML and HTML format, returning fully parsed data with geocode.

Simplified map production from UAVs

Listech releases major update to Neo surveying suite The latest version of Neo now offers Least Squares adjustment of measurements for traverse and network frameworks, supports Singapore cadastral survey submissions and GDA2020 coordinate systems and transformations.

The Least Squares traverse adjustment option to allow any number of traverses to be created, individually named and adjusted. Neo now allows inplace editing of point names, reflectors, field parties in the measurements view, improved process reporting, and an option that allows pre-processing of the measurements. The new Xchange SG Cadastral module to Neo allows

registered surveyors in Singapore to create SG LandXML files for land lot submissions to the Singapore Land Authority’s new Cadastral Survey Management System. Surveying professionals can import existing parent lots in legacy SG P.O. Lots format and the new SG LandXML format, create new lots, attribute objects as needed for submission, import and process field measurements and export files in the new SG LandXML format.

Improvements have also been made to the existing support for the AutoCAD 2018 file format, MicroStation, buildingSMART IFC, Trimble Job XML and 12D ASCII.

Trimble has released their GNSS Smart Target Base Station for highaccuracy mapping from UAVs. Comprised of a survey grade, multi-frequency, multi-constellation GNSS reference station complete with a foam Ground Control Target with integrated carrying case, the Smart Target Base Station logs the raw GNSS observables required to perform centimeter level postprocessed Differential GNSS positioning of UAVs, and acts as a photo-identifiable Ground Control Point (GCP) for quality control.

Global Mapper LiDAR Module gains photogrammetric point cloud tool

Free iOS spatial data collection app launched Takor Group has released Mappt Elements, a free, iOS-based app that allows users to add their own data to a provided stash of global spatial datasets. Mappt Elements allows users to access live weather feeds, a wide selection of maps including public transport, geology, vegetation and aerial imagery, of which the data available will continue to increase as users grow, including the entire USGS NationalMaps database with over 330,000 high resolution

topographical maps covering the entire USA. The Mappt Elements iPhone app also enables users to load their own data sets including imagery, vector data, GeoPDFs, or any other geographic data, as well as create fully customizable data collection forms and projects. The app allows users to stack additional data, such as shapefiles, on top of the GeoPDF layer, creating a fully customisable map, and providing offline access to GeoPDFs.

Blue Marble Geographics has announced version 19 of the Global Mapper LiDAR Module. This update to their point cloud processing tool introduces a powerful new function for creating a 3D point cloud from an array of overlapping images.

Ideally suited for (UAV) operators, this Pixels-to-Points tool effectively transforms simple drone-collected images into a 3D representation of a project area and provides the raw material for the Module’s expansive classification, DEM creation, and feature extraction capabilities.

Global Mapper LiDAR Module is an add-on providing numerous advanced point cloud management and analysis tools.

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A 3D institution takes shape DR MOHSEN KALANTARI SOLTANIEH

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he inaugural 3D Australia conference kicked off at the University of Melbourne from 24th to 27th October 2017. The conference was chaired by Dr. Mohsen Kalantari and Professor Abbas Rajabifard from the Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructure and Land Administration (CSDILA). The event feaured an interactive session of 3D Cadastre training, the first international workshop on BIM and GIS integration, and the 12th International 3D Geoinfo Conference 2017 in this first-of-a-kind event. Over 150 international experts in the field of 3D spatial information from academia, industry and government gathered to attend.

The preconference workshop on BIMGIS Integration was a one-day workshop organised by the BIM Working Group of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). The workshop provided a platform for researchers and practitioners to discuss their work, and its relationship to the various aspects of BIM and GIS integration. The workshop focused was on the challenges of integration at the nexus of BIM and GIS. Dr Mohsen Kalantari, chair of the BIM Working Group of the IAG, opened the workshop with a perspective on BIM as the ‘new GIS’ for the spatial and surveying industry. He presented on the growth in various facets of the industry including surveying, survey equipment and GIS

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and argued that BIM brings a continuum of opportunities for the industry in the digital engineering of buildings, infrastructures and cities.

Mr John Mitchell, a director of buildingSMART Australasia, delivered a keynote on a coordinated vision for GIS, BIM and digital engineering.

He presented a slew of examples on digital transformation and argued for a national consensus. He argued that in consideration of the current emphasis on infrastructure development, there is a need for explicit technology adaptation to service their needs. He also championed local governments as a key driver to lead the industry in the transformation.

There were ten papers presented during the workshop, within which several challenges of BIM and GIS integration were identified. The key practical challenges included establishing leadership and advocacy, inter- and intra-domain collaboration, best practices, funding models, the IP and data value of city models, standards and scales, and bringing BIM into a 3D GIS workflow. Broader issues were also discussed, including developing data models based on concepts and ontologies, cross-domain curriculum development and BIM/GIS issues in the context of current, siloed socioeconomic constructs, such as the public and private sectors divide.

Cross-domain collaborations in this space were recognised, such as those between OGC, buildingSmart International and ISO. The need for academic community input more into BIM and GIS standards was a recurring theme throughout the workshop.

Kicking off the next day, 3D GeoInfo 2018 provided an interdisciplinary forum in the fields of data collection, advanced modelling approaches, data analysis and visualisation. Professor Rajabifard presented on increasing urban complexity, and how 3D land and property info can support future planning and management of the urban environment, ultimately accelerating the digital economy and helping to facilitate digital governance. He discussed how the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be measured and monitored using smart city approaches.

The attendees of the 3D GeoInfo 2017 eagerly absorbed a series of diverse keynote lectures over the two day event.

Selected highlights included Mr Steve Jacoby, ANZLIC Chair and Executive Director, Land and Spatial Information presenting on the 3D Queensland projects, and benefits and challenges of going 3D. He argued 3D data will soon be the new standard, and full 3D workflows are required. He identified pace of change, huge data volume, data governance and fragmented state-based approaches as critical challenges in going 3D.

Above: Sean William Morrish presenting on urban building heritage management with LiDAR, BIM and GIS. Left: The Kinja Band performs at 3D Australia 2017.

Professor Greg Foliente from the University of Melbourne discussed on smart city transitions and nD system challenges and opportunities. He posed a question on the knowledge base, technologies and system changes for driving the innovation and transformations required for cities to truly become “smart and sustainable for all”. During his presentation, he argued that semantics-rich 3D+ systems enable smart citizenry and enhance social capital innovation and transformation.

Mr Craig Sandy, Surveyor-General of Victoria, spoke in his keynote speech about 3D cadastre in Augmented/Virtual Reality. He also deliberated on modern measurement technologies including robotic surveying instruments, laser scanners, UAVs and drones, Nano and microsatellites and Satellite Based Augmentations Systems (SBAS), and how these technologies are reshaping the industry.

Mr David Hasset, GIS Team leader of Smart City Office of the City of Melbourne, presented the council’s vision

and argued that by combining 3D data and the smart city approaches, better ways to understand cities and prepare them for change can be developed.

Mr Joseph Abhayaratna, CTO of PSMA Australia and co-chair of OGC Smart Cities working group, in his keynote, discussed that 3D information would be integral to solving future cities problems.

Using several examples, he emphasised that collaboration and interoperability are crucial to addressing the issues.

A grand total 43 scientific papers submitted to the conference. After the double-blind peer review process, 16 were accepted and published in ISPRS Annals (Volume IV-4/W5) and eight papers in ISPRS archives (Volume XLII4/W7) both available online as open access proceedings through and. The papers covered a range of topics related to 3D geospatial data including drivers of 3D data, reasoning and structuring 3D data, 3D indoor data, and a range of applications of 3D data such as energy analysis, asset management, cadastres and more.

To round out the event, attendees enjoyed Melbourne’s famous quality coffee, international food, a traditional Aussie BBQ and performances by The Kinja Band.

The conference presentations are now available at http://3dgeoinfo2017.com.

You can access the published papers in the ISPRS annals at: https://www. isprs-ann-photogramm-remote-sensspatial-inf-sci.net/IV-4-W5/ and in the ISPRS archives at https://www.int-archphotogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci. net/XLII-4-W7/ Dr Mohsen Kalantari is a Senior Lecturer in Geomatics and Associate Director at the Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration (CSDILA) in the Department of Infrastructure Engineering at The University of Melbourne. Mohsen teaches Land Administration Systems (LAS) and Spatial Analysis and has several publications. He has been awarded a Victoria Fellowship in recognition of his research as a spatial data engineer. He has also worked at the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE), Land Victoria and has an extensive knowledge of land administration systems of Australia. He completed his PhD in 2008. ■ www.spatialsource.com.au 39

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News and views from the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute

SSSI Board – 2017 President – Gaby van Wyk President-Elect – Zaffar Mohamed Ghouse NSW Director – Zaffar Mohamed Ghouse NT Director – Rob Sarib QLD Director – Lee Hellen SA Director – Franco Rea TAS Director – Alex Leith VIC Director – Vacant WA Director – Kerry Smyth ACT Director – Vacant Hydrography Commission Director – Richard Cullen YP representative (Observer) – Alex Pescud Company Secretary – Jonathan Saxon

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Hydrography Commission: Changing but stable RICHARD CULLEN

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irstly, of most worthy note and significance, on behalf of the Commission, AHSCP and Certified Hydrographic Surveyors, I wish to acknowledge and thank Mrs Jan Pring for all of her dedication in providing support to the AHSCP as part of the Secretariat since 2008.

Jan has been at the forefront of enquiries to certification and managed the documentary requirements of the Panel for this entire period. She has a thorough understanding of the processing and has often provided improvements to these processes. Jan proceeded on long service leave and retirement on 03 Nov 17 and will be missed from the organisation. We wish her all the best in finding a new hobby and not having a schedule to work to.

And as with all change, we need to find stability. The Australian Hydrographic Office has been undergoing a significant re-organisation with the appointment of three new Directors and a shuffle of internal sections to align beneath those directorates. Jan’s roles will be passed to another member of the team who will continue to work closely with the AHSCP Secretary and the Hydrographer of Australia as Chair of the AHSCP, to continue the successful management of hydrographic surveyor certification internationally.

National and Regional Committee Members As all should be aware, the nominations for National and Regional Committee members was conducted in September.

While we have filled all of the National representation, we would still like to see participation in regional activities by our members volunteering to attend regional committee meetings and provide activities to complete commission action items from national meetings. This is one area where change has not occurred but needs to.

Participation for the love of your profession is critical in maintaining momentum within the industry and providing a levelled approach to strategic industry growth.

We currently have regional representatives for QLD and NSW. If you would like to participate, and yes, it’s worth CPD (but we hope you would do

it out of shear passion), please send your expression of interest to the Chair via chair.hc@sssi.org.au.

CPD, Compliance and Change in Policy Each year, a CPD compliance audit is conducted on certified hydrographic surveyors. The conditions of continued certification are stipulated on the application form, AHSCP certification guidelines, certification certificate and letter of certification. That is, the minimum CPD of 15 points must be achieved each year for SSSI members (20 for NZIS) to remain certified into the next financial year. Non-members must proceed through the re-certification process every year, so the moral of that story is: become a member as it is much easier to manage for the individual.

This year, there needed to be a lot of communication with members about the CPD Policy with respect to the subject matter and which clause it came under followed by the limits applied to that clause. As professionals, reading regulations and interpreting them should be bread and butter but it is more of a case that the policy has not been read at all. Therefore, it is recommended that the CPD Policy be reviewed so that the process is not so traumatic come the audit period.

Many have always said what about doing my work? Is that not CPD? The answer to this is no. However, on the Commission’s tips page we do illustrate the difference between doing your work and learning new things while doing your work. As Chair, I have also put forward to the SSSI Board for the inclusion of R&D as a CPD activity. This should assist many of us in having worthwhile CPD content to demonstrate our professional learning as we all at some point find a new project where we need to implement new technology or methods. The Commission hopes that this will satisfy the members as R&D holds true to the premise of Continuing Professional Development.

The new Policy will be released very soon.

SSSI sustaining partners

Certification Sub-specialisms An updated Certification Guideline is now available which contains Sub-specialisms.

Hydrographic surveyors who previously held sub-specialisms will be updated to reflect the amendment. Those who wish to apply for a sub-specialism or add more, will need to apply in accordance with the new Guidelines. The reintroduction of these is related to industry driven requirements and requests from membership to enable differentiation of an additional area of distinct expertise.

It must be reiterated that all certified hydrographic surveyors must first be assessed at the same surveying criteria of Level 1 or 2 and then assessed for their sub-specialisation.

Membership Visibility and LinkedIn Communications Well by now, your frustrations with the lack of a website will turn to “Where can I find this on the website” or similar.

We are remaining dynamic with the Commission’s pages and yes, we need to become familiar with the new menu structures. The information you seek is there but if you are finding it difficult to quickly navigate, then your constructive ideas are welcome to the Chair.

The most used asset is the list of certified hydrographic surveyors. This list and a Google map is now available from the certification page.

Given the change to the member portal, should you wish to be found publicly, it is recommended that you activate your profile to use the “employer” details for the search engine and provide a latitude and longitude of your work address or somewhere other than your home. The search engine will later contain a certification check filter and when this is done, the certified list will be managed via this method and not an individual list.

The search engine can be located from the top menu “SSSI Community / Member Search”.

The Commission has been keeping the members up to date via our SSSI Hydrography Commission LinkedIn page as well. It is recommended, if you are a LinkedIn user, to join this group as a means of seeing new activities and changes.

Richard Cullen Chair, SSSI Hydrography Commission National Committee

Young Professionals: The Young Professionals had a busy second half of 2017 RICHARD SYME

Engineering & Mining Surveying Andrew Edwards chair.emsc@sssi.org.au Hydrography Commission Chair Richard Cullen chair.hc@sssi.org.au Land Surveying Commission Chair Lindsay Perry chair.lsc@sssi.org.au Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Commission Chair Craig Smith chair.rspc@sssi.org.au Spatial Information & Cartography Commission Chair Hanno Klahn chair.sicc@sssi.org.au Regional Committee Chairs ACT Regional Chair – Greg Ledwidge chair.act@sssi.org.au NSW Regional Chair – Zaffar Mohamed Ghouse chair.nsw@sssi.org.au NT Regional Chair – Rob Sarib chair.nt@sssi.org.au QLD Regional Chair – Roy Somerville chair.qld@sssi.org.au SA Regional Chair – Franco Rea chair.sa@sssi.org.au TAS Regional Chair – Alex Leith chair.tas@sssi.org.au

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n July, we hosted a webinar that featured case studies on how GIS is applied in the Environmental Consulting and Rail Construction industries. This webinar was well received by attendees. The YPs plan to host a Surveying-themed webinar in the near future focusing on the implementation of GDA2020.

In August, the YPs opened up an online survey to members seeking feedback from Young Professionals.

The survey was intended to capture the needs, interests and concerns of YPs, which would allow the SSSI to plan better events for the YPs. The feedback has been summarised into a report that includes a number of recommendations and a timeline to complete these recommendations.

Our regional YP committees have been active organising and hosting local events for members. There are some very

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VIC Regional Chair – Thierry Demathieu chair.vic@sssi.org.au

dedicated volunteers in the SSSI YP network that I am very grateful for so I extend my sincere thanks.

With 2017 coming to a close, committees are hosting end of year events and planning days for 2018. These events are a great opportunity for members to network and reflect on the events of 2017.

I encourage you to attend at least one end of year event in your region.

If anyone out there is interested in joining the National YPs, or their local YP committee, please get in touch. We would love to have you involved!

WA Regional Chair – Kerry Smyth chair.wa@sssi.org.au SSSI National Office 27-29 Napier Cl, Deakin, ACT 2600 (PO Box 307) Phone: +61 2 6282 2282 Email: support@sssi.org.au

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Land Surveying Commission: Disunity is Death LINDSAY PERRY

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t Locate earlier this year The Hon. Gary Nairn AO presented Disunity is Death, a paper based on experiences gained from his years in Parliament.

Gary concluded that even though a body may achieve the criteria to carry out its core functions, it doesn’t automatically translate into a straight forward approach.

And the most difficult issue is when there is not unity within our own ranks.

Gary continued by explaining that this is not to say that you can’t have disagreement within the ranks, but there is a lot of difference between disagreement and disunity. Disagreement is when you stand up and argue a different approach to what the party line might be. Disunity is when you don’t do that within the proper channels but do it outside those channels, thus causing additional stresses for your supposed colleagues and the organisation. Disunity, when taken to the nth degree, can lead to ‘political’ death.

The advancement of the Land Surveying Commission has been significantly hampered by such fragmentation.

Whilst SSSI is the only body that has the appropriate structure, with the necessary criteria, to meet the requirements of a national professional body as determined by guidelines from Professions Australia, ACCC, Trade Practices Legislation, Competition and Consumer Legislation

among others, our success still depends more on what we can contribute in a collegial fashion rather than relying on what the SSSI and its staff can do without our contribution. It is further complicated by those who have preferred to criticize rather than participate and have chosen to pursue their own issues outside the accepted channels SSSI provides a platform from which members can contribute and participate through conferences, committee, and student groups and can provide a forum for other similar groups. We are affiliated with many other national and international organisations and represented on many groups. From a Land Surveying Commission perspective we have played, and continue to play, a leading role in organisations such as FIG and connecting with their very active Young Surveyors international network and Women in Surveying networks.

SSSI administers certification programs and we are also the Government appointed body under the Migration Act to carry out Overseas Qualification Assessments. To be responsible for these tasks requires a certain organisational structure and specific objectives.

The Trade Practices Act when introduced in 1974 established some control over the activities of professions.

It clarified that individual surveyors are

not engaged in trade or commerce but are professional persons engaged in a profession, however a business entity employing professional persons and supplying their services is carrying on a business or trade or commerce and not a profession.

Given that Surveying is also partly regulated, there are other implications under Trade Practices Legislation and Competition and Consumer Legislation for a professional institution and an industry association, including misuse of market power, barriers to entry, price discrimination and others for which heavy penalties apply.

The imprimatur of industry associations such as SIBA, ACS, CSN etc is to represent the commercial interests of private sector firms and not individuals as professionals.

However, with the fragmentation in the surveying area, there is now a growing confusion between the core activities of professional institutes and industry associations. A professional institute is one of the most overlooked and misunderstood professional development tools for individuals.

Nevertheless, fragmented state and regional based organisations cannot accomplish a nationally co-ordinated effort required to gain better public recognition. Nobody cares what we call ourselves, only what we can do for them.

A national presence not only enables an influence of national level policy, but it flows down to state, regional and local impacts and benefits. Whilst surveying legislation may vary across jurisdictions, the basic principles and practice are similar and being a national organisation creates important connections to share experiences and learn from each other.

SSSI and particularly the Land Surveying Commission will continue to seek collaboration with the other fringe groups. After all, a national collection of members carries greater overall strength.

Even if these actions have yet to have been fully achieved, they should be seen as opportunities for the future, which SSSI will continue to pursue.

Lindsay Perry National Land Surveying Commission Chair

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ACOUSTIC IMAGING Consulting and software/hardware distributor for the marine survey industry. Over 25 years of experience in conducting and processing the results from marine geophysical surveys.

Software and hardware available for lease includes QPS QINSy and Fledermaus, Applanix POS MV and POSPac, Chesapeake Technology SonarWiz SSS+SBP, and Innomar SES-2000 Compact subbottom profiler system. ph: (02) 5442 5707 fax: (02) 5442 5707 mob: 0421 049 068 em: dbergersen@acousticimaging.com web: www.acousticimaging.com

ACSIS LTD Facilitate professional indemnity and other insurances to the survey and spatial information industries, offering risk management seminars, products and publications.

6 Wood St Adamstown NSW 2289 ph: (02) 4952 5544 fax: (02) 4952 5599 toll free: 1300 475 365 mob: 0417 440 926 em: management@acsis.com.au web: www.acsis.com.au

ADAC / IPWEA IPWEA(Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia) has a technichal business operations model called ADAC (Asset Design and As Constructed) for accurate data ingestion and recording into councils and utilities.

4/43 Sandgate Rd Albion QLD 4010 ph: (07) 3632 6800 mob: 0419 651 643 em: ahain@ipweaq.asn.au web: www.engicom.com.au

ADAM TECHNOLOGY Adam Technology has been developing photogrammetry hardware and software since 1986. Its 3DM Analyst and 3DM CalibCam software packages are designed to improve the ease and safety of 3D data capture and interpretation in most environments. Products are used internationally by mining companies, consultants and in the geotechnical, civil engineering and subsea industries for aerial, open pit, stockpile measurement, underground and underwater projects, and by research institutions and universities.

Suite 3, 41 Belmont Ave Belmont WA 6104 ph: (08) 9479 5575 fax: (08) 9479 5585 toll free: 1800 672 553 mob: 0401 678 727 em: adam@adamtech.com.au web: www.adamtech.com.au

ADVANCED GEODETIC SURVEYS ADVANCED GEODETIC SURVEY, INC. , The Turnkey Solutions Provider for the Oil and Gas Industry since 1991. Encompasses Trimble Surveying & GIS Mapping Equipment, Trimble R10, Faro Focus x330, Spar 300, Topcon. AGS, Inc., provides GPS land surveying and GIS mapping equipment rentals & sales. We take great pride to give our customers the best service in the industry. Call us for all your surveying and mapping projects.

23111 F.M. 1462 Damon TX 77430 ph: (+1) (979) 553-4677 toll free: (877) 755-4680 web: agsgps.com

AECSPATIAL PTY LTD Web Based and Desktop Mapping Applications

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Broadbeach Waters QLD 4218 em: info@aecspatial.com.au web: www.aecspatial.com.au

AEOL (AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERING ONLINE) AEOL – Australian Engineering OnLine is a comprehensive Australian engineering news resource, linking consulting and construction engineers to Australia’s infrastructure projects, services and government authorities. AEOL also provide a range of unbiased services customised specifically for the engineering community and associated industries.

91 Parraweena Rd Taren Point NSW 2229 fax: (02) 9525 2117 mob: 0409 628 184 em: spatial@aeol.com.au web: www.aeol.com.au

AERIAL ACQUISITIONS Aerial Acquisitions is a Sydney based aerial survey company, established in 2006 to provide afffordable aerial photography services to the geospatial community. We can capture RGB and Multispectral digital imagery Australia wide using our specially modified survey aircraft and digital aerial survey system. Our experienced staff has collected airborne data using a variety of sensor platforms across Australia and the globe. Having collected data in Africa, Asia, USA, South America, New Zealand, and every state of Australia. In doing so, we have forged a worldwide network of partnerships with the geospatial industry.

14 Panaroma st Penshurst NSW 2222 ph: (02) 9594 5527 mob: 0447 440 234 em: erron@aerialacquisitions.com.au web: www.aerialacquisitions.com.au

AERIAL SURVEYS LTD Aerial Surveys provides aerial photography and LiDAR surveys throughout New Zealand and Pacific Islands. Company utilises the latest in digital camera technology and operates the Optech Orion H300 lasor sensor. Aerial services include: Photogrammetry for ortho imagery, DTM collection, contour generation and topographic feature mapping. Remote Sensing Surveys include: Airborne Laser Scanning (LiDAR) surveys; Airborne Hyperspectral surveys; Airborne Thermal imagery surveys; Satellite image.

Unit A1, 8 Saturn Pl Albany NZ 632 ph: (+64) 94153101 fax: (+64) 9414 0090 em: jenny.bakker@aerialsurveys.co.nz web: www.aerialsurveys.co.nz

AEROMETREX Quality 4-band digital aerial photography, photogrammetry, LiDAR and aero3Dpro mapping services to the Australian spatial market; specialising in 3D modelling, digital orthophotos, LiDAR, DTM/DSM, point cloud & vector data for GIS and high accuracy engineering applications. Applications include mining, environmental projects, natural disaster management and reconstruction, real estate, defence, infrastructure construction, surveying, internet media, urban planning and asset management.

59 King William St Kent Town SA 5067 ph: (08) 8362 9911 fax: (08) 8363 2777 mob: 0413 647 134 em: mark.deuter@aerometrex.com.au web: www.aerometrex.com.au

AIRBUS DS GEO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Airbus Defence and Space - Intelligence has been a trusted provider of earth observation satellite imagery to the Australian market for over 25 years and now our fully integrated optical and radar satellite constellation enables daily acquisitions at resolutions from 25cm for SAR and 50cm for optical.

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info@positionpartners.com.au NSW • VIC • QLD • SA • WA • TAS • ACT • NT

Unit 6B, 2 Brindabella Circuit Canberra Airport ACT 2609 ph: (02) 6413 5600 em: sales@airbus-geo.com.au web: www.geo-airbusds.com

AIRSIGHT AUSTRALIA Airsight Australia provide advanced practical asset data collection and fleet solutions to government and enterprise. This is achieved through a holistic client engagement process, utilising practical application tested airborne and terrestrial robotic technology systems and operating methodologies. Our client partnering ethos ensures the highest ROI and positive outcomes for all stakeholders 2/2 Frost Dr Mayfield West NSW 2304 mob: 0400 366 862 em: darrenwilkinson@airsight.com.au web: www.airsight.com.au

AJENDICO PTY LTD We sell and support the following products and associated customised solutions Advanced Business Manager Accounting Software Advanced Manufacturing Software Job Costing and Construction Software Payroll, HR and Staff Training Software Web Catalogue and Shop Software Customer Relationship Management Software Unit 37, 59-69 Halstead St South Hurstville NSW 2221 ph: (02) 9570 1966 mob: 0434 743 801 em: sales@ajendico.com.au web: www.ajendico.com.au

AJILON AUSTRALIA A consulting company providing information technology, business consulting and GIS services across Australia. Vendor independent, using a ‘business driven, technology enabled’ approach to developing solutions, with a strong commitment to delivery. Major clients include state government and the mining, banking and finance, utilities and telecommunications industries.

Lvl 2, 68 Pitt St Sydney NSW 2000 ph: (02) 8028 3100 fax: (02) 9232 1961 toll free: 1300 780 077 em: david.hayward@ajilon.com.au web: www.ajilon.com.au

ALANTGEO At Alantgeo we specialise in designing and delivering mapping solutions in partnership with Mapbox for the latest cutting edge geo tools and mapping platform, Mapillary for street-level imagery powered by computer vision and OpenStreetMap as a data platform.

Suite 1A Level 2, 802 Pacific Highway Gordon NSW 2072 ph: (02) 8294 5567 mob: 0481 083 190 em: info@alantgeo.com.au web: www.alantgeo.com.au

AMRISTAR Helping business make better decisions with better maps! When your business needs maps that are more just pictures..... bring your maps to life and put them to work in your applications. Put live data at your finger tips with high-fidelity maps that you give you real-time Apps integration and let you share with anyone, anywhere, on any device.

76 Kings Park Rd West Perth WA 6005 ph: (08) 9481 1566 fax: (08) 9481 1577 toll free: 1300 309 997 mob: 0402 473 113 em: sales@amristar.com web: amristar.com

ANZLIC - THE SPATIAL INFORMATION COUNCIL A joint initiative of the Australian and New Zealand governments and the state and territory governments of Australia. ANZLIC is responsible for the coordination of spatial information policy and strategic issues for Australia and New Zealand.

Office of Spatial Policy,Dept of Resources, Energy and Tourism, 51 Allara St Canberra City ACT 2600

ph: (02) 6243 7618 em: elizabeth.marchant@ret.gov.au web: www.anzlic.org.au

ARISING TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS Provision of high-volume scalable real time GIS, messaging and embedded system consultancy. Commercial product provision is IRGIS MapView and IR-GIS HPS for display and storage of real-time data feeds respectively. The product using middleware messaging and a user extensible xml messaging format permitting users to display and store attributed real-time data in near-real time.

8 Hardy Pl Kambah ACT 2902 mob: 0417 312 869 em: irgis@arising.com.au web: www.arising.com.au/ir-gis

ARTERRA INTERACTIVE 3D animation, 3D renderings, Accurate Photomontage, Visual FX, Sydney CBD, 3D modelling, Interactive media.

Level 5, 74 Foveaux Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 ph: (02) 8203 5100 mob: 0400 809 362 em: tmacdonald@arterrainteractive.com.au web: www.arterrainteractive.com.au

ASIA-PACIFIC REMOTE SENSING A specialist consulting company primarily involved in education, training and human resource advice in the field of satellite, airborne and UAV remote sensing in Australia and Asia in the visible, infrared and microwave wavelengths. Provide advice on the use of remote sensing for mapping, monitoring and management of land use, human settlements and near coastal regions and for environmental assessment studies. Act as an expert witness in flood insurance, tree clearing and other legal disputes.

1120 Barrenjoey Road Palm Beach NSW 2108 ph: (02) 9974 4342 mob: 0416 071 646 em: forster.bruce@gmail.com

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND CRC FOR SPATIAL INFORMATION The CRC for Spatial Information (CRCSI) is a leading research centre connecting disparate industries to the spatial sectors of Australia and New Zealand. We exist to bring the best people together to solve the most complex spatial problems. We’ve been doing it for over 15 years. Why? Because we, and our partners, believe in a better future, where our collaborative research leads to accelerated industry growth, improved social well-being and a more sustainable environment.

Level 5, 204 Lygon St Carlton VIC 3053 ph: (03) 8344 9200 em: info@crcsi.com.au web: www.crcsi.com.au

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS 45 Benjamin Way Belconnen ACT 2617 toll free: 1300 135 070 em: alister.nairn@abs.gov.au web: www.abs.gov.au

AUTODESK AUSTRALIA Lvl 5, Building C, 11 Talavera Rd North Ryde NSW 2113 ph: (02) 9844 8000 fax: (02) 9844 8044 em: anz.marketing@autodesk.com web: www.autodesk.com.au

AVENZA SYSTEMS Produces geospatial add-on tools for Adobe Creative Suite: MAPublisher for Adobe Illustrator; and Geographic Imager for Adobe Photoshop; and the new and revolutionary PDF Maps geospatial PDF application for iOS and Android that enables the use of PDF maps and geotiffs on smart phones and tablets. As well, the PDF Maps www.spatialsource.com.au 45

suppliers’ index system provides an iTunes-like purchase and sale experience for map publishers and map users, doing for maps what iTunes, iBooks and Kindle have done for music and books.

84 Merton Street Toronto, Canada ON M4S 1A1 ph: (+1) 416-487-5116 fax: (+1) 416-487-7213 toll free: 1-800-884-2555 em: info@avenza.com web: www.avenza.com

AZIMAP Azimap is a cloud-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) web mapping application. We offer a complete suite of SaaS based GIS mapping subscriptions which range from free to enterprise all with unlimited datasets and unlimited map views. Azimap have been enabling organisations within the public and private sectors to connect maps, apps, data and people to make smarter, faster decisions which are manageable on fully customisable GIS maps.

Union House Cookstown R7 BT80 8NP ph: (+44) 2886760990 em: nicola.hyndman@cianad.com web: www.azimap.com

in improving the performance of organisations by delivering business transformation. Established in 2005, we deliver independent, vendor agnostic advice and project delivery services on, business and technology strategy, architecture, risk & continuity, planning and execution. Key areas of expertise include spatial information management, big data, IoT, Smart Cities, analytics. For more information, visit www.businessaspect.com.au 67 High Street Toowong QLD 4066 ph: (07) 3831 7600 fax: (07) 3831 7900 em: mpfahl@businessaspect.com.au web: www.businessaspect.com.au

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BENTLEY SYSTEMS PTY LTD Bentley Systems is a global leader in providing architects,engineers,geospatial professionals,constructors & owneroperators with comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design,construction & operations of infrastructure. Users leverage information mobility across disciplines & throughout the infrastructure lifecycle to deliver better-performing projects & assets.

Founded in 1984, Bentley Systems has more than 3,000 colleagues in over 50 countries and more than $600M in annual revenues Lvl 8, 545 Queen St Brisbane QLD 4000 ph: (03) 9699 8699 em: ilonka.coombes@bentley.com web: www.bentley.com.au

BLUE MARBLE GEOGRAPHICS For over two decades, Blue Marble Geographics has been at the forefront of the GIS data processing software business. Pioneering work in geomatics and spatial data conversion quickly established this Maine-based company as a key player in the GIS software field.

Companies and organisations in every corner of the world, who appreciate the importance of maintaining the quality, integrity, and interoperability of their critical data, have come to depend on Blue Marble software.

22 Carriage Lane Hallowell ME 4347 ph: (+1) 207-622-4622 fax: (+1) 207-622-4656 toll free: 800-616-2725 em: info@bluemarblegeo.com web: www.bluemarblegeo.com

B-SPATIAL LIMITED Providing enterprise-ready GIS desktop and web mapping clients that can access your GIS data natively from over 150 different formats.

84 Rosehill Drive Papakura NZ 2113 ph: (+64) 9276 9015 fax: (+64) 9533 5284 em: simono@bspatial.com web: www.bspatial.com

BUSINESS ASPECT Business Aspect is a business advisory consultancy who specialise

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A surveyor-based service business with a range of quality products – Leica Geosystems (Total Stations, GNSS/GIS, 3D Scanners, Construction Lasers, Machine Control and Agricultural Systems), Disto, Pentax, Optech, Riegl, Mikrofyn, MDL and CST. Expert training and support provided, with service in all states carried out by factory-trained technicians. Equipment is available for sale, hire or demonstration; dispatch on FIS basis from the central warehouse in Melbourne.

300 Lorimer St Port Melbourne VIC 3207 ph: (02) 9823 1533 fax: (02) 9823 1593 em: bedmonds@crkennedy.com.au web: www.crkennedy.com.au/survey

CALCSPLUS South Pacific Master Distributor of Hewlett Packard calculators, also distributor of Sharp, Casio, Ti, TP-Link, Logitech, Plantronics, Siemens Gigaset phones, and Olympus Voice Recorders and Compact Cameras.

Unit 414/91 Murphy St Richmond VIC 3121 ph: (03) 9429 0222 fax: (03) 9429 0022 mob: 0418 332 250 em: orders@calcsplus.com.au web: www.calcsplus.com.au

CALIPER CORPORATION MAPPING SOFTWARE Caliper Corporation develops state-of-the-art Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software. With a focus on usability, Maptitude is designed to be a cost-effective, professional mapping software product. Maptitude enables organizations to leverage their locationbased data to improve decision making & planning, while minimizing expenditure through competitively priced solutions. Caliper is a privately held corp. & is a leading developer of mapping, redistricting, & transportation software.

Suite 300, 1172 Beacon St Newton MA 02461-9926 USA ph: (+1) 617 527 4700 em: sales@caliper.com web: www.caliper.com

CALLPOINT SPATIAL PTY LTD Callpoint Spatial has been delivering spatial resources since 2000. We serve customers in the telecoms, real estate, health care, tertiary education, media and professional services sectors.

We are PSMA resellers, licensing the full suite, including CadLite & Geoscape, and are also Australia Post resellers. We generate a range of value-added and custom datasets. Our value-added cloud delivered services include our Geocoder and the Telcofocussed AQ Pro.

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info@positionpartners.com.au NSW • VIC • QLD • SA • WA • TAS • ACT • NT

Level 13, 200 Queen Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000 ph: (03) 9670 1212 fax: (03) 9670 1218 em: info@callpointspatial.com.au web: www.callpointspatial.com.au

CARDNO Cardno is a professional infrastructure and environmental services company. We provide innovative solutions to resolve engineering, environmental, social and economic challenges for a wide variety of complex projects. The skills and experience of our team allow us to offer a comprehensive range of integrated services across ten global market sectors. The spatial & surveying team provides key specialist services, for clients and projects across all market sectors.

Level 11, 515 St Paul’s Terrace Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 ph: (07) 3369 9822 fax: (07) 3369 9722 em: gis@cardno.com.au web: www.cardno.com

ph: (03) 9544 5250 fax: (03) 3544 9730 toll free: 1300 254 004 mob: 0414 679 589 em: andrew.english@civilsurveysolutions.com.au web: www.civilsurveysolutions.com.au

CODY CORPORATION Serving professionals since 1981; an importer and distributor (wholesale) of quality surveying equipment and accessories that meet the standards of the professional surveyor. Distributors in Australia and New Zealand for the cutting edge range from CHC Navigation, Spectra Precision (Robotics, GIS/GPS), Juniper Systems & Pacific Crest. Based in South Australia, our portfolio includes total stations (including robotic total stations), GNSS & network rover kits, mobile mapping solutions and PDAs. 15A Adam Street Hindmarsh SA 5007 ph: (08) 8340 7888 fax: (08) 8340 8877 mob: 0458 000 630 em: info@codycorp.com.au web: www.codycorp.com.au

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CARLSON SOFTWARE AUSTRALIA Carlson Intellicad based software produces plans from your survey, civil and mining data with Carlson Survey, Civil, Hydrology, GIS, Geology and Mining using your total station, robotic total station, RTK GPS or GNSS system. Carlson SurvCE & SurvPC field software supports equipment from Carlson and a majority of other leading manufacturers. Carlson supplies data controllers such as the Carlson Surveyor2 or Mini2 with SurvCE and tablets like the Carlson RT3 with SurvPC. Carlson gets the job done!

115 Raceview Ave Hendra QLD 4011 mob: 0488 975 088 em: apac@carlsonsw.com web: www.carlsonsw.com

CEE HYDROSYSTEMS Unit 1/12 Cecil Rd Hornsby NSW 2077 ph: (02) 9887 1581 fax: (02) 9987 1584 em: wartini@bruttour.com.au web: www.ceehydrosystems.com

CHARTIS TECHNOLOGY Our core philosophy and aim is to utilise complex Australian spatial technology to better our customers and the community’s ability to deal with spatial problems. Chartis Technology is 100% Australian owned and operated. We have a strong commercial partnership with TechnologyOne Spatial (DMS). We distribute IntraMaps, FME (Safe Software) and work with a variety of Open Source Software. Chartis Technology specialise in developing and implementing this complex technology.

Suite 12/291 Stewart Street Bathurst NSW 2795 ph: (02) 6332 3310 mob: 0403 342 297 em: sales@chartistechnology.com web: www.chartistechnology.com

CIVIL SURVEY SOLUTIONS An Autodesk Partner providing AutoCAD based civil and survey software, technical support and training. We service Australia wide with offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Developer of Stringer Survey and custom developments in the AutoCAD environment for civil and survey clients.

1/29 Business Park Dr Notting Hill VIC 3168

Privately owned Australian company with focus on development of IT products and supply of associated professional services.

Offices in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and New Zealand and business partners around Australia, Asia and Europe. Developer of the award winning product, Weave, a spatially enabled Business Integration Framework.

Suite 405, 443 Little Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 ph: (03) 9036 3711 mob: 0408 784 210 em: info@cohga.com web: www.cohga.com

COMMUNICA Specialising in Technology for Equestrian Sports. Consulting in iPhone App development, design and marketing. Wearable technologies.

Website development.

100 Leiberts Lane BRUNKERVILLE NSW 2323 ph: (02) 4938 0594 mob: 0418 224 081 em: jose.diacono@communica.com.au web: www.communica.com.au

CONSTANT 3D SERVICES Sales & support of the PhotoModeler software; a world leading low cost; close range photogrammetry software; for creation of 3D models and Dense Surface Models from photographs PO Box 3136 South Brisbane QLD 4101 mob: 0424 434 505 em: luke@constant3d.com.au

CONVERGENT COMPUTATIONS PTY LTD Developer of the survey data processing, adjustment and transformation software product Geoida for the surveying and engineering professions. ph: (08) 9466 7990 fax: (08) 9466 7991 em: info@convergentcomps.com.au web: www.geoida.com

CORPORATE GIS An independent strategic management consultancy focused on the spatial information industry. GIS reviews and strategies, business cases, cost/benefit studies, user requirements/specifications, spatial data management plans, GIS health checks, market research and industry and technology surveys. Clients are utilities, councils and government agencies.

PO Box 1099 Camden NSW 2570 ph: (02) 8011 4637 fax: (02) 9709 3055 mob: 0418 780 322 em: bruce@corporategis.com.au web: www.corporategis.com.au

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suppliers’ index CORSNET-NSW CORSnet-NSW is a precise positioning service that gives users access to fast and accurate positioning and guidance solutions across NSW. 1 Prince Albert Rd Sydney NSW 2000 ph: (02) 8258 7545 fax: (02) 9233 4454 em: CORSnetCustomerSupport@lpi.nsw.gov.au web: www.corsnet.com.au

COTTRELL CAMERON AND STEEN SURVEYS A medium sized survey/mapping firm with offices in Brisbane and Dalby (Qld) and a base in the Bowen Basin providing spatially related services to government, industry and the public. All forms of land survey including engineering and mine survey; town planning; aerial photography and LiDAR capture and processing; and photogrammetry incorporating digital Mapping, digital orthophotos, etc.

Bldg 10b, Technology Office Park, 107 Miles Platting Rd Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113 ph: (07) 3400 9700 fax: (07) 3841 8077 mob: 0417 652 138 em: brucec@ccssurveys.com.au web: www.ccssurveys.com.au

COUNCIL MAP SERVER Council Map Server is an enterprise website map management solution. It takes data in a variety of formats and allows it to be combined and published on maps. The maps produced are intuitive and interactive. Council Map Server provides an integrated webbased mobile application that can be used on mobile devices such as iPhones, iPads and Android equivalents. In addition, Council Map Server can also present your data in tabular or grid formats with embedded links to maps. mob: +61 422 918 591 em: sales@councilmapserver.com web: www.councilmapserver.com

CRITCHLOW Critchlow specialises in geomarketing, geospatial data and solutions, emergency management and business continuity.

Using advanced geospatial analysis techniques and the latest GIS software and data, we help clients gain actionable insight into their operations. We offer a full range of geospatial services including data transformation, analysis, geocoding, data quality and geospatial custom application development 22 The Terrace Wellington NZ 6011 ph: (+64) 44728244 fax: (+64) 4472 6695 em: info@critchlow.co.nz web: www.critchlow.co.nz

CSIRO PO Box 664 Canberra ACT 2601

CUBEWERX AUSTRALIA The company has been developing standards-based off-theshelf software products since 1996, in response to Spatial Data Infrastructure requirements for interoperable information infrastructures. The Australian subsidiary provides local sales and consulting support. Expertise includes development, marketing and selling of web services and spatial warehousing software.

95 Sanctuary Dr Beaumont Hills NSW 2155 ph: (02) 9672 6856 mob: 0404 841 131 em: brad@numaps.com.au web: www.cubewerx.com

CURTIN UNIVERSITY The Spatial Sciences Discipline within the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Curtin University provides quality, internationally recognised teaching and research in the areas of surveying, geographic information science (GIScience), geodesy,

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GNSS, photogrammetry and laser scanning, and remote sensing. The Department also offers postgraduate GIScience courses that can be fully completed by online learning.

School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin Universit, Kent Street Bentley WA 6102 ph: (08) 9266 7565 fax: (08) 9266 2703 em: spatial@curtin.edu.au web: spatial.curtin.edu.au

DAT/EM SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL DAT/EM Systems International is a leading developer of world-class photogrammetric software which makes mapping easier while providing precise data collection and smooth 3D stereo viewing.

8240 Sandlewood Place, Suite 101 Anchorage AK 99507-3122 ph: (+1) (907) 522-3681 fax: (+1) (907) 522-3688 toll free: (800) 770-3681 em: sales@datem.com web: www.datem.com

DATAMAXX TECHNOLOGIES Lvl 8, 350 Collins St Melbourne VIC 3000 ph: (03) 8679 6467 fax: (03) 9432 3236 mob: 0408 109 879 em: danny.broadbent@datamaxx.com.au web: www.datamaxx.com.au

DIALOG GOOGLE SOLUTIONS PRACTICE Australia’s largest Google Cloud Premier Partner Specialising in Geospatial Industry Solutions and Google Maps API licensing. As a Premier Google Cloud Partner we are able to bring you the industry leading enterprise solutions. If your organisation needs solutions for today’s ICT Challenges: Geospatial, Big Data, Cloud, Collaboration and Machine Learning, then you should talk with our experienced team. lvl7 /35 Boundary Street South Brisbane QLD 4101 ph: (07) 3247 1000 fax: (07) 3247 1100 toll free: 1800 342 564 em: google@dialog.com.au web: www.dialog.com.au/google

DIGITALGLOBE INC. DigitalGlobe is a unique imagery provider because our founders were scientists and GIS mapping users who wanted commercial access to a consistent and rapidly expanding supply of high quality earth imagery and geospatial information products. We are a responsive, flexible and easy to work with company that understands what our customers require and value, a company that delivers images and information better than anyone else.

11 Eagle Street Brisbane QLD 4000 mob: 0447 534 726 em: peter_kinne@digitalglobe.com web: www.digitalglobe.com

DJS ASSOCIATES With the use of 3D laser scanning technology, DJS Associates digitally preserves historical sites and landmarks, captures environments and potential evidence for forensic documentation and collects robust data that can be used as a foundation for providing accurate, toscale, two-dimensional drawings and three-dimensional models 1603 Old York Road Abington PA 19001 ph: (+1) 215-659-2010 toll free: +1 800-332-6273 em: jwa@djsscans.com web: www.djsscans.com

DOOLEY MITCHELL & MORRISON A multi-disciplinary practice specialising in GIS, surveying, civil engineering and planning. Dedicated and experienced professionals delivering solutions that are practical and cost effective.

34 Balcombe Rd Mentone VIC 3194 ph: (03) 9583 0805 fax: (03) 9583 5888 mob: 0408 368 426 em: peter_morrison@dmmpl.com.au web: www.dmmpl.com.au

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DRONE SOLUTIONS PTY LTD Drone Solutions is a consultancy service for utilizing Drones in multiple fields.

3 Thrower Drive Currumbin QLD 4223 ph: (07) 5598 4838 fax: (07) 5598 4838 mob: 0412 392 674 em: mmanning@dronesolutions.com.au web: www.dronesolutions.com.au

DRONEMETREX PTY LTD. 9A Crittenden Road Findon SA 5023 ph: (08) 8243 1280 fax: (08) 8243 1287 em: info@dronemetrex.com web: www.dronemetrex.com

Vegetation structure mapping ph: (02) 4842 8182 fax: (02) 4842 8183 mob: 0418 462 443 em: rob@eric.com.au web: www.eric.com.au

EPSON AUSTRALIA A leading supplier of quality imaging products to the colour printing, imaging and photography markets. The new T-Series printers provide cost effective high speed water resistant printing for maps, CAD drawings and aerial photo’s 3 Talavera Rd North Ryde NSW 2113 ph: (02) 8899 3666 fax: (02) 8899 3777 mob: 0448 202 947 em: jwalsh@epson.com.au web: www.epson.com.au

EARTHINSITE.COM Specialising in spatial information delivery via the internet, including highresolution aerial photography and sea surface data for offshore fishing.

PO Box 3972 Weston ACT 2611 ph: (02) 6162 0005 fax: (02) 6162 0005 em: info@earthinsite.com web: www.earthinsite.com

EAST COAST SURVEYS (AUST) PTY LTD Since 1993 East Coast Surveys has provided Surveying and Planning services to the greater Brisbane area. Our friendly team of professionals have over 70 years of experience in land surveying. Located in Capalaba, we service Brisbane & SEQ. Our services include subdivision & planning applications, town planning, strata titling, engineering surveys, lease surveys,construction surveys, identification surveys, detail and contour surveys & much more.

7B Natasha St Capalaba QLD 4157 ph: (07) 3823 1029 fax: (07) 3823 2691 em: info@eastcoastsurveys.com.au web: www.eastcoastsurveys.com.au

EGIS GEOPLAN PVT. LTD. A subsidiary of Egis in India offers end-to-end multi-disciplinary geospatial services from Bangalore, India. It is working on a number of large projects in geospatial domain both within India as well as internationally. The services include the design and creation of GIS, LiDAR, 3D City Modelling, spatial data conversion, remote-sensing, CAD, BIM (Building Information Modelling), TLS (Terrestrial Laser Scanning) data processing, cartography, as well as user-friendly GIS softwares.

Egis Geoplan Pvt. Ltd. Rukmini Towers, #3/1, Platform Rd, Seshadripuram Bengaluru, 560020 ph: (+91) 8066997232 fax: (+91) 80-669 972 50 em: prathap.kr@egis-india.com web: www.egis-india.com/activities/geospatial-services-0

EMM CONSULTING EMM is a leading planning and environment consultancy that works throughout Australia and internationally from offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Newcastle. Our highly experienced professionals, some of whom have held senior national or international positions, are leaders in their fields. They lead a talented team from a range of disciplines whose skills are combined to help clients achieve their objectives in ways that contribute to sustainable outcomes.

Suite 01, Ground floor, 20 Chandos Street St Leonards 2065 ph: (02) 9493 5000 fax: (02) 9493 9599 mob: 0407 757 756 em: aedenhofner@emmconsulting.com.au web: www.emmconsulting.com.au

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND INFORMATION CONSORTIUM Groundwater mapping; Microbial balancng of soil, plants, water, air and animals; Soil and salinity mapping; Soil carbon mapping;

ESRI AUSTRALIA Esri Australia is the nation’s leading Geographic Information System (GIS) and location intelligence specialist. For more than three decades Esri Australia has partnered with thousands of government and commercial enterprises to deliver quality GIS solutions that have transformed the way organisations address opportunities and challenges.

Level 3, 111 Elizabeth Street Brisbane QLD 4000 fax: (07) 3211 1310 toll free: 1300 635 196 em: connect@esriaustralia.com.au web: www.esriaustralia.com.au

FORESOFT Company specialises in writing, selling and supporting civil engineering, precision farming, surveying and geological borehole logging software. Main products are CDS, Ezifield, Ezigrade, and the borehole logging software, Prolog.

12/50 Clyde St Hamilton North NSW 2292 mob: 0457 400 153 em: steve@foresoft.com web: www.foresoft.com

FUGRO GEOSPATIAL Large Australasian provider of products and services which are purely spatial. Valuing the quality of work undertaken for clients in Australia, surrounding regions and worldwide; more than 100 staff throughout Australia; part of the worldwide Fugro group. Fugro Geospatial specialise in remote sensing, satellite imagery, high precision land survey, dimensional control, monitoring and geospatial software solutions and consulting Lvl 1, 53 Brandl Street Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113 ph: (07) 3841 3433 fax: (07) 3481 3466 em: fgs_apac_marketing@fugro.com web: www.fugrospatial.com.au

FUGRO LADS CORPORATION Fugro LADS are world leaders in the provision of Airborne LiDAR Bathymetric services. Fugro LADS designs, builds, operates and services the latest generation of LADS (Laser Airborne Depth Sounders) systems and provides solutions for shallow water surveys.

Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry is internationally recognised as the fastest, most efficient tool for accurate bathymetric survey in shallow, complex waters, coastal zones and reef areas. Fugro also provides hyperspectral survey services. www.spatialsource.com.au 49

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GAIA RESOURCES An environmental technology consultancy that delivers sustainable solutions to companies that work with the environment. We provide holistic solutions in field data capture, data management and a wide variety of spatial and location based services to clients across Australia with an emphasis on open source tools.

1st Fl, Bldg B, 661 Newcastle St Leederville WA 6007 ph: (08) 9227 7309 mob: 0411 754 006 em: enquiries@gaiaresources.com.au web: www.gaiaresources.com.au

GEIS A leading software company specialising in geospatial software, services, web solutions, and enterprise integration. GEIS provides consultancy, solutions, products, services, and Smallworld development to telecommunication, electricity, water, and public sector clients in Australia, New Zealand and the United States. GEIS is a GE Energy Solutions Provider.

PO Box 463 Summer Hill NSW 2130 ph: (02) 9799 7252 mob: 0413 746 486 em: info@geis.com.au web: www.geis.com.au

GEO ADITHYA TECHNOLOGIES Geo AdithyA Technologies is one of the largest and most experienced geospatial solutions company in India with the concept of being a one-stop-solution for all geospatial needs in 2D/3D Mapping and Engineering. We provide high end geospatial solution and services for clients and companies in public and private sectors across the world. We Are providing services in Photogrammetry, LiDAR, GIS, CAD, Remote Sensing, Mobile LiDAR Remote sensing, OrthoPhoto, BIM, UAV and DGPS Survey.

No-7, Second Floor Zackaria Colony, Main Road, Choolaimedu Chennai 600024 ph: (+91) 9952985798 mob: +91-9176032677 em: khushigatpl@gmail.com web: www.geoadithya.com

GEOCOMP CONSULTING Geocomp Consulting is the developer of GeoCivil spatial software and a provider of associated services including ePlan, A-Spec and the building of spatially accurate digital cadastres.

Level 2 / 517 Camberwell Rd Camberwell VIC 3124 ph: (03) 9809 0011 fax: (03) 9809 0022 mob: 0407 351 142 em: geocivil@geocompconsult.com.au web: www.geocompconsult.com.au

GEOCOMP SYSTEMS PTY LTD. Application development, web mapping, hardware for machine guidance systems, software for 3D visualisation, data manipulaion, hydrographic, photogrammetry, mobile mapping, surveying and Civil Engineering.

Suite 4, 2-6 Albert Street Blackburn VIC 3130 ph: (03) 9877 8400 toll free: 1800 800 754 em: sales@geocomp.com.au web: www.Geocomp.com.au

GEOCONNECT Geoconnect has “Everything that you need!” Rugged, hard working equipment for all your jobs. Geoconnect supplies a wide range of instruments, accessories and consumables for measuring, field work, construction, mapping and surveying applications. We carry a large inventory, and offer a vast selection of unique and branded product at the best prices. We are a leading Hexagon GeoMax distributor.

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For the latest products and leading measuring and positioning technology call us today.

4/ 23 Wadhurst Dr Boronia VIC 3155 ph: (03) 8644 8106 em: sales@geoconnect.com.au web: www.geoconnect.com.au

GEODATA AUSTRALIA Providing specialised consulting skills in survey and GIS cadastral database management for government and industry. Long term experience understanding survey data, boundary definition processes and developing software tools to achieve the highest accuracy and cadastral intelligence in a database environment. Tools include database interoperability, data migration (LandXML etc) and GIS land management solutions.

18 Elkin Cl Morpeth NSW 2321 ph: (02) 4933 7038 mob: 0412 453 170 em: harper@geodata.com.au web: www.geodata.com.au

GEOGRAPHIC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (GBS) Founded in 2002 by independent GIS consultants Harley Prowse and Tony Elson, GBS has grown to become a respected resource of expert GIS consultants, project managers and GIS developers. We provide custom GIS solutions so that your people can access, use and share powerful location-based information. Our core capabilities include consulting, solution design and architecture, development of web, mobile and desktop solutions, primarily in the Esri suite. GBS is an Esri Gold Partner.

Lvl 3, 45 Mt Wellington Hwy Auckland NZ 1060 ph: (+64) 95703875 fax: (+64) 9574 6918 em: info@gbs.kiwi web: www.gbs.kiwi

GEOIMAGE PTY LTD Geoimage is Australia’s leading independent & multiple award winning specialists in Satellite Imagery and Geospatial Solutions.

We are suppliers & certified resellers of imagery from a wide range of satellite vendors, including DigitalGlobe, Airbus, BlackBridge, RESTEC, MDA & Japan Space Systems. Geoimage takes a coordinated approach to the services we supply, from acquisition through to mapping, classification and analysis, we provide the most appropriate solution to assist clients.

72 Costin Street Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 ph: (07) 3319 4990 fax: (07) 3252 9818 em: sales@geoimage.com.au web: www.geoimage.com.au

GEOINFOSYS AUS PTY LTD Geoinfosys Aus Proprietary Limited is an Australian registered company, involved in both entrepreneurial as well as socio entrepreneurial initiatives apart from consultancy in spatial technology field, GIS (Geographical Information System), planning and architecture. Consultations and promotions in developing new and innovative products, solutions and services in the fields of spatial technology, GIS, planning and architecture. Geoinfosys promotes information with space and intelligence, West Ryde NSW 2114 ph: (02) 8094 9572 em: info@geoinfosys.org web: www.geoinfosys.org

GEOMATIC TECHNOLOGIES Geomatic Technologies (GT) develops advanced mobile and spatial technology solutions to solve complex asset and data management challenges in the utility, transport and government sectors. GT’s specialises in solutions that deliver ‘Asset Intelligence’ and empower infrastructure businesses to make truly informed decisions about their assets. GT’s portfolio includes solutions and services for field

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service management, asset capture and inspection, spatial BI and data analytics.

4 Riverside Qy Southbank VIC 3006 fax: (03) 9694 4244 em: enquiry@geomatic.com.au web: www.geomatic.com.au

GEOMETRY PTY LTD Software development company with core competencies of consulting, software design and development with specialised expertise in innovative database and web applications for the spatial community. Geometry solutions deliver business advantage through enabling organisations to manage their information spatially. Geometry also has expertise in the design and delivery of web and mobile spatial applications.

An innovator in mobile GIS: developed the iGIS application for iPhone and iPad. 31 Salamanca Square Battery Point TAS 7004 ph: (03) 6223 1999 em: info@geometry.com.au web: www.geometry.com.au

GEOSAGE GeoSage is made up of a small, dynamic and international team of image processing specialists and scientists with extensive experiences in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Its current main base is in Australia. GeoSage offers innovative, advanced and cost-effective image/spatial analysis products and solutions for the growing geospatial community em: info@GeoSage.com web: www.geosage.com

GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA Australian government spatial gateway.

Cnr Jerrabomberrra Ave & Hindmarsh Dr Symonston ACT 2609 ph: (02) 6249 9111 fax: (02) 6249 9999 toll free: 1800 800 173 em: mapfeedback@ga.gov.au web: www.ga.gov.au

GEOSMART GeoSmart is a location based (LBS) data and services company offering bespoke web and mobile apps, online business solutions, traffic and traveller informatioin solutions, route optimisation through to street maps for New Zealand, Australia and beyond. Company is also a major collector and deliverer of map data, Points of Interest data and live traffic incident and congestion flow data for New Zealand and Australia.

PO Box 101001, North Shore Mail Centre Auckland NZ 745 ph: (+64) 9966 8730 em: info@geosmart.co.nz web: www.geosmart.co.nz

GEOSPATIAL PTY. LTD. Geospatial Australia was founded in June 2016 with an objective to provide the highest quality geospatial services to government agencies and private companies in the agriculture, engineering and environmental fields in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia.

274 Macquarie Street Dubbo NSW 2830 ph: (02) 6885 2664 mob: 0411 745 415 em: info@geospatial.land web: www.geospatial.land

GEOSPATIAL SERVICES - SPATIAL VENTURES Spatial Analysis, GIS, Remote Sensing; Image Analysis; Hydrogeology; Groundwater data management and modelling support; Statistical analysis; Spatial database development; Web Mapping, GIS Web development; GIS programming and automation; Capacity building GIS, Community development; Civic Parade Altona, Melbourne VIC 3018

ph: (03) 9255 5979 mob: 0428 817 046 em: services@spatialventures.com.au web: www.spatialventures.com.au

GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD The regional sales partner representing Vexcel Imaging (VI)- a leader in remote sensing technologies and services across the world.

Providing a broad range of geospatial solutions and expertise. These include terrestrial, aerial and radar systems for fast, efficient data capture. Also VI offers advanced image processing and geospatial integration with Vexcel Imaging’s mapping technologies including the highly successful UltraCam digital aerial camera range .

16 Drummonds Approach Secret Harbour WA 6173 ph: (08) 9524 9980 fax: (08) 9524 9980 mob: 0439 944 100 em: pwjones@iinet.net.au web: www.vexcel-imaging.com

GHD Around 6000 employees across five continents with clients in water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation industries. Spatial services include cartography, data capture and presentation, site and corridor selection, environmental modelling, visual impact analysis, surveying, remote sensing, image analysis, database design and GIS business analysis and implementation.

145 Ann St Brisbane QLD 4000 ph: (07) 3316 3000 fax: (07) 3316 3333 em: carolyn.pappin@ghd.com web: www.ghd.com

GIS CONSORTIUM INDIA PVT. LTD GIS Consortium India Pvt. Ltd (ISO 9001:2008 Certified) is an India based technology driven emerging GIS Services & Spatial data provider for creative solutions in the areas of Data conversion, Natural Resources Management, Land Information Systems, Urban Planning & Geographical Information Systems Applications. GIS, Remote Sensing, Urban Planning, LiDAR. Aerial Photography H 122, Sec 63 Noida 201301 ph: (+91) 1204640000 fax: (+91) 1204640020 toll free: (+91) mob: 8130411234 em: sankha@giscindia.com web: gisconsortium.net

GIS PEOPLE GIS People is a vendor-agnostic and multi-disciplinary supplier of geospatial services. Whilst our competitors often focus on products or services from a single vendor, we work with a broad range of spatial technologies, including the latest commercial and open source software. We deliver spatial strategies, geoanalytics, cartography, web-mapping, mobile app development, imagery processing, GIS training and much more across Australia and internationally.

Unit 3 / 27 Commercial Road Newstead, Brisbane QLD 4006 fax: (07) 3041 6464 toll free: 1800 684 543 mob: 0401 656 331 em: info@gispeople.com.au web: www.gispeople.com.au

GIS-VISION GIS-VISION specialises in developing and providing Geographical Information (GI) knowledge. Nowadays, the demand of geographical based decisions is highly increased. Acknowledging that, GISVISION offers a range of visionary geographical information services to customers.

40 Moojebing st Bayswater WA 6053 mob: 0412 174 274 em: info@gis-vision.com web: www.GIS-VISION.com

GLOBAL GBM Global GBM specialises in best-in-class enterprise mobility solutions that connect field services with business workflows. We deliver www.spatialsource.com.au 51

suppliers’ index location intelligent, real time data collection and reporting services that empower and transform business. Global GBM is a division of Exa-Min Technologies, developer of GBM Mobile, GBM Web and a complete range of location Intelligence based business solutions for smart phones and tablets.

Level 2, 143 Charlotte Street Brisbane QLD 4001 ph: (07) 3210 0741 fax: (07) 3210 0738 mob: 0419 657 108 em: Harvey@geobasemap.com web: www.globalgbm.com

GLOBALPOS PTY LTD A privately owned Australian company that provides high accuracy GNSS solutions to a wide range of markets in Australia and overseas.

The staff is always accessible for current clients or potential clients seeking advice, or those needing something by ‘yesterday’. Offering tough, easy to use and well supported GNSS equipment range.

85 Burton Rd Eleebana NSW 2282 ph: (02) 4948 4509 fax: (02) 4948 0565 toll free: 1800 636 627 mob: 0429 342 498 em: sales@globalpos.com.au web: www.globalpos.com.au

GPSAT SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD The company is a leader in delivering to industry innovative satellite navigation equipment, technical GPS / GNSS system solutions, research and consultancy services. The sole regional distributor for NovAtel Inc precision GPS/GNSS receivers and Spirent Communications GNSS simulation equipment. Providing quality engineered solutions to defence and industrial satellite navigation applications. Offering multidisciplinary skills in electronics, software, geomatics and comms engineering and more Suite 1, 22 Aberdeen Rd Macleod VIC 3085 ph: (03) 9455 0041 fax: (03) 9455 0042 em: info@gpsatsys.com.au web: www.gpsatsys.com.au

GROUNDTRUTH Groundtruth works with organisations to help them work more efficiently and gain greater insights into their clients, resources, activities and risks by making use of location-based information in their business processes. We bring existing Geographic Information System (GIS) data and workflows to the web.

Suite 13, 243 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 ph: (03) 9017 6850 mob: 0409 413 890 em: info@groundtruth.com.au web: www.groundtruth.com.au

GUTHRIE CAD/GIS SOFTWARE Manufacturer of CAD and GIS data conversion software, producing cost-effective software for data translation and viewing.

237 Jacksons Hill Road Gumeracha SA 5233 ph: (08) 8389 1915 fax: (08) 9923 6200 em: sales@guthcad.com web: www.guthcad.com

GVIZ Provider of ESRI-based GIS solutions, enterprise consulting and professional services. Passionate about the application of GIS technology, with 20 years experience in GIS and surveying.

20 Naelcm Ave Killarney Vale NSW 2261 ph: (02) 4332 0244 fax: (02) 4332 0266 mob: 0458 320 244 em: jason@gviz.com.au web: www.gviz.com.au

HAEFELI-LYSNAR SURVEY EQUIPMENT The WA distributor for professional positioning products, including state of the art Trimble GNSS Systems, robotic total stations, laser scanning and monitoring solutions, UAV’s and 3D cameras.

Unit 2/28 Hasler Rd Osborne Park WA 6017 ph: (08) 9445 8811 fax: (08) 9445 8822 em: info@hlgs.com.au web: www.hlgs.com.au

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HANDLEY SURVEYS Handley Surveys provides engineering and licensed surveying for major infrastructure projects throughout Australasia, specialising in the modular construction of petrochemical, power and other processing plants.

5/985 Woodbrook Road Karratha WA 6174 ph: (08) 9337 2300 fax: (08) 9314 1355 toll free: 1300 447 111 em: admin@handleysurveys.com.au web: www.handleysurveys.com.au

HEMISPHERE GNSS Headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Hemisphere is a leader in highaccuracy commercial satellite positioning solutions. Building on its strong history of positioning innovations, the company develops and delivers flexible, high-performance satellite positioning products and services that enable its customers to easily and cost-effectively get the positioning solution they need.

51 Ubi Avenue 1, #01-22, Paya Ubi Industrial Park 408933 ph: (07) 6296 8238 fax: (07) 6295 0996 mob: (+65) 9661 0195 em: JLim@HGNSS.com web: www.HGNSS.com

HERE MAPS HERE, a Nokia company, is a leader in navigation and mapping. We combine highly accurate and fresh maps with cloud technology to enable rich, real-time location experiences across various industries.

To learn more about HERE, including our work in the areas of connected and autonomous driving, visit http://360.here.com or go to https://company.here.com/enterprise/ Lvl 1, 4-12 Amsterdam St Richmond VIC 3121 ph: (03) 9420 5935 fax: (03) 9420 5901 em: david.woodlock@here.com web: www.here.com

HEWLETT-PACKARD AUSTRALIA HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP is available at http://www.hp.com.

410 Concord Rd Rhodes NSW 2138 toll free: 131347 em: rachael.hunter@hp.com web: www.hp.com.au

HEXAGON GEOSPATIAL Hexagon Geospatial is the world’s leading provider of geospatial software and solutions. Organisations and government agencies in more than 60 countries rely on our software to visualise, organise, communicate and transform vast, complex data into dynamic, usable intelligence. Our software empowers customers to build and operate processes, infrastructures and cities better, safer and smarter.

Level 3, 420 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC 3004 ph: (03) 9292 9600 em: ap.marketing@hexagongeospatial.com web: www.hexagongeospatial.com

HI-TECH METROLOGY Metrology (Measurement) Equipment 2 Carl Crt Hallam VIC 3803 ph: (03) 9702 3911 fax: (03) 9702 3933 toll free: 1800 283 095 em: info@hitechmetrology.com.au web: www.hitechmetrology.com.au

HYVISTA CORPORATION Specialising in the supply of airborne hyperspectral remote sensing data, large format digital imagery and value added information products.

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11/10 Gladstone Rd Castle Hill NSW 2154 ph: (02) 8850 0262 fax: (02) 9899 9366 em: hvc@hyvista.com web: www.hyvista.com

ICONYX - A DIVISION OF RAPIDMAP Iconyx provides efficient mobile applications for multiple, concurrent field inspectors to capture and maintain spatial data for use in a wide range of management systems including: Assets, Works, Inspections, Weed Vector or Disease Management to increase organisation wide productivity. We provide Tablet PC, Handheld, Smartphone, Web (Enterprise) Cloud and SaaS hosted solutions converging map, GPS, photos, database and communications to deliver efficient field workflows and reporting.

Suite 22 / 2 Enterprise Drive Bundoora VIC 3083 ph: (03) 9466 5200 fax: (03) 9466 5222 mob: 0419 309 990 em: lterrett@iconyx.com web: www.iconyx.com

IFM - (INTEGRATED FACILITY MANAGEMENT PTY LTD) With offices in Sydney and Perth, IFM specialises in affordable, dynamic, secure Spatial Information Solutions, GIS, Asset and Facilities Management and Location based services for the public and private sectors throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Whether for an enterprise corporate wide system or single user application, IFM can supply either desktop or web enabled solutions that will add spatial intelligence and better functionality to your GIS, Asset and Space Management processes, while remaining mindful to maintain your investment and integrity in existing systems and data.

Lvl 7, 20 Loftus Street Sydney NSW 2000 ph: (08) 9264 1946 mob: 0415 090 509 em: sales@integratedfm.com.au web: www.integratedfm.com.au

IGNSS SOCIETY A not for profit association incorporated in Queensland, Australia for professionals with an interest in the GNSS disciplines. ph: (07) 5599 5007 fax: (07) 5536 6366 em: krys@ignss.org web: www.ignss.org

IMAGIS CONSULTING GIS and Geospatial services, High-level GIS Analysis, sustaianable land resource assessment, all mapping including LEP, site investigations, corridor mapping, asset mapping for local governments, CMA mapping services, land use and agricultural mapping. Site investigations, sattelite and remote sensing work for agricultural mapping. GIS consulting; strategic reviews; desktop studies. Mobile mapping and GPS expertise, land resource assessment, soil carbon mapping and environmental management.

44 Cobra St Dubbo NSW 2830 ph: (02) 6885 4667 fax: (02) 6885 3618 mob: 0404 204 897 em: info@imagis.com.au web: www.imagis.com.au

IMAO - INTELPIX CONSULTING IMAO is a private owned independent company based in France with branches in the Americas, Africa, Middle East, Asia and Australasia, that performs aerial acquisitions all over the world for private clients but also for clients like the World Bank, the European Development Found and many others international cooperation and development agencies. With 10 operational aircraft around the world, our activity is focused on vertical photogrammetric imagery, oblique photography and Lidar.

Level 19, AMP Place, 10 Eagle Street Brisbane QLD 4000 ph: (07) 3303 0888 fax: (07) 3303 8445 mob: 0400 386 686 em: luc.vanhoorick@imao-au.com web: www.imao-fr.com

INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS As Australian measurement specialists IMS provides high precision measuring systems for mapping and industry. These include integrated single-box GPS INU systems for advanced surveying, UAV and mapping applications with direct interfacing with optical and laser scanners or custom integrated solutions. IMS also provides high end laser trackers and other metrology solutions with software for inspection and reverse engineering.

3/15-17 Beaumont Rd Mount Kuring-gai NSW 2080 ph: (02) 9457 7794 fax: (02) 9457 7796 mob: 0418 212 257 em: bruce@measure.com.au web: www.measure.com.au

INSIGHT GIS GIS software and services provider, specializing in the implementation of GIS into organisational business processes and core information systems. Long track record developing spatial solutions, especially in green field sites.

2 Gregory Street Sandy Bay TAS 7005 ph: (03) 62345833 fax: (03) 6234 5899 mob: 362345833 em: info@insightgis.com.au web: www.insightgis.com.au

INSTITUTION OF SURVEYORS NSW The independent professional organisation representing surveyors and survey related professionals in NSW since 1891, with over 1300 members in Australia and overseas. Our monthly journal, Azimuth, is a premier professional publication for surveying in Australia. We run regular CPD-approved events including the two-day Australia Day seminar, and the NSW EISSI excellence awards. Our 8 regional groups, young surveyors and seniors groups, each run their own events across NSW. Lvl 4, 162 Goulburn St Surry Hills NSW 2010 ph: (02) 92642076 fax: (02) 9261 8102 em: isnsw@surveyors.org.au web: www.surveyors.org.au

INTECH SOLUTIONS Intech solves difficult data quality and data matching challenges especially involving customer data and location for Australian and NZ organisations. Our solutions include address verification, phone number and email verification, geocoding and geoboundary tagging, and advanced probabilistic data matching for deduplication, data integration, entity extraction, intelligent search, master data management and single customer view. Solutions available as on premise software, SaaS, hybrid, and in be Lvl 7, 35 Spring St Bondi Junction NSW 2022 ph: (02) 8305 2100 fax: (02) 8305 2199 mob: 0438 622 621 em: sales2016@intechiq.com web: www.intechsolutions.com.au

INTEGEO Integeo’s Map Intelligence saves customers the high cost of integrating location analytics into solutions and being locked into particular combinations of business intelligence and GIS products.

We have out-of-the-box, fully integrated solutions with a common end-user interface for combinations of ArcGIS, Spectrum Special, GeoServer, Business Objects, Cognos, QlikView, MicroStrategy and many more BI tools including Excel.

Suite 79, 330 Wattle St Ultimo NSW 2007 ph: (02) 9405 3391 fax: (02) 9281 0286 mob: 0403 781 614 em: info@integeo.com web: www.integeo.com

INTELPIX CONSULTING Consulting in aerial acquisition, specialising in RPAS (UAV) technology for mapping, reconnaissance, geospatial data and intelligence gathering. Provider of innovative and cost effective solutions for mobile mapping. www.spatialsource.com.au 53

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INTERGRAPH CORPORATION Intergraph Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) provides geospatially powered solutions to the public safety and security, defense and intelligence, government, transportation, photogrammetry, utilities and communications industries. Intergraph Government Solutions (IGS) is an independent subsidiary for SG&I’s US federal business. Intergraph SG&I is one of two divisions of Intergraph Corporation. Intergraph is part of Hexagon.

Level 3, 420 St Kilda Rd Melbourne VIC 3004 ph: (02) 9292 9643 fax: (02) 9292 9601 mob: 0414 886 925 em: fiona.lorenzini@intergraph.com web: www.intergraph.com.au

INTERNATIONAL MAP INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION A worldwide organisation of the mapping, geospatial and geographic information industry. Membership has the potential to increase business, enable networking with peers and further knowledge and understanding of the mapping industry. Membership spans more than 50 countries on six continents, representing over 500 companies and organisations.

147 Unley Rd Unley SA 5061 ph: (08) 8357 1777 fax: (08) 8357 3001 em: imiaap@chariot.net.au web: www.imiamaps.org

ISA SOLUTIONS ISA Solutions provides innovative, sophisticated & affordable GIS, Spatial & Web based solutions to the business problems of commercial, not for profit and government organisations. We specialise in Esri ArcGIS & open source GIS software such as QGIS, PostGIS, PostgreSQL, MapServer & MapProxy.

Cairns QLD 4870 mob: 0438 897 244 em: info@isasolutions.com.au web: www.isasolutions.com.au

ISPATIAL SOLUTIONS PTY LTD iSpatial Solutions is an Australian owned and operated consultancy focused on delivering innovative and quality survey and location based services to the offshore oil & gas and mining resource sectors.

Formed in 2011, iSpatial was founded on providing two key areas of spatial expertise: *Offshore Surveying Consultancy Services *GIS Consultancy Services Our extensive experience in the offshore oil and gas and mining resource sectors means iSpatial Solutions has the solution to your spatial needs Unit C7 36 Southport Street Leederville WA 6007 mob: 0438 910 465 em: admin@ispatial.com.au web: www.ispatial.com.au

ITMSOIL AUSTRALIA itmsoil Australia provide geotechnical instrumentation systems for large projects Australia wide. Our range of products includes piezometers, inclinometers, extensometers, tilt meters, pressure cells, settlement cells, strain gauges and load cells. Our service ranges from supply only to turn-key solutions including supply, commissioning, ongoing monitoring, support and training. We have a range of telemetry and software solutions to provide the most efficient delivery of data. web: itmsoil.com.au

JACOBS GROUP (AUSTRALIA) Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of technical, professional and construction services. In Australia, Jacobs

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is comprised of engineers, project managers, GIS professionals, surveyors, planners, scientists and ICT specialists. The spatial group, with over 120 people, provides key skills and technologies to clients and projects in all industry sectors. In Dec 2013, Jacobs acquired Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) and continues to provide all spatial services offered by SKM 100 Christie St St Leonards NSW 2065 ph: (02) 9928 2100 em: ralph.croker@jacobs.com web: www.jacobs.com

JENSEN BOWERS Jensen Bowers is a Brisbane based consultancy of professional surveyors, town planners and development advisors. We specialise in property development, resources, infrastructure, government and institutional sectors and for over 100 years have been servicing Queensland’s development industry with all their land surveying, development approvals and town planning needs. Our professional expertise includes cadastral surveying, town planning, urban design and development and planning advisory.

72 Costin Street Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 ph: (07) 3852 1771 em: enquiry@jensenbowers.com.au web: www.jensenbowers.com.au

JIROTECH Jirotech is a leading systems integration and software development company, with core expertise in geospatial systems, open source software, standards development, information management, the PostgreSQL database, web based systems, IT infrastructure, enterprise support and training.

Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf, 19-21 Pirrama Rd Pyrmont NSW 2009 ph: (02) 8099 9000 fax: (02) 8099 9099 em: sales@jirotech.com web: www.lisasoft.com

JOHNNY APPLESEED GPS A specialist Australian supplier of GPS and rugged hardware with four offices. A trusted supplier for more than fifteen years of equipment from Garmin, RAM Mounts, DJI, Trimble, Magellan, Handheld, Hemisphere, OmniSTAR, and handheld products.

1311 Ipswich Rd Rocklea QLD 4106 ph: (07) 3717 8555 fax: (07) 3848 7585 toll free: 1800 477 477 em: geoffreym@ja-gps.com.au web: www.ja-gps.com.au

KEAYS SOFTWARE Keays Software develops software for civil engineers and surveyors. Software for road design, surveying, surface modelling, 3D Visualisation, water supply, sewerage, drainage. Interface to AutoCAD. Development of software in AutoCAD. ADAC and A-Spec data transfers.

9/621 Coronation Drive Toowong QLD 4066 ph: (07) 3870 1711 fax: (07) 3870 1784 em: products@keays.com.au web: www.keays.com.au

L-3 OCEANIA Marine Systems Integrator, including Systems Engineering, Software Development for Marine Solutions. Specializing in Hydrography, Geo spatial, Vessel Tracking and Security Solutions. level 1, 121 Walker St North Sydney NSW 2060 ph: (02) 9431 0000 fax: (02) 9430 5901 em: Scott.Elson@l-3com.com web: www.l-3com.com/oceania

LAND EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LEI are an experienced and progressive international development consulting organisation specialising in land administration, land

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governance, land policy and urban management. Our expertise encompasses design, implementation, evaluation and a range of training options across land sector projects. LEI have managed projects across more than 25 countries across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Pacific.

Suite 12, Kembla Terraces, 74 Kembla St Wollongong NSW 2500 ph: (02) 4227 6680 fax: (02) 4228 9944 em: kanthony@landequity.com.au web: www.landequity.com.au

LAND SOLUTION AUSTRALIA An award-winning professional consulting surveyors business specialising in spatial data capture and management, including land title and urban planning, engineering and construction surveying, precise GNSS, site management and quality control, as constructed documentation, terrestrial laser scanning, automated monitoring and 3D documentation.

24 Finchley Street Milton QLD 4064 ph: (07) 3366 3525 em: Survey@landsolution.com.au web: www.landsolution.com.au

LANDAIR SURVEYS Land engineering and aerial surveyors Suite 1, 675 Boronia Rd Wantirna VIC 3152 ph: (03) 9887 2888 fax: (03) 9887 3897 toll free: 1300 130 158 mob: 0418 348 538 em: info@landair.com.au web: www.landair.com.au

LANDGIS An Australian company dedicated to providing professional GIS services for managing land-related information. Our customised solutions help organisations in the local and state government and private sectors maximise the benefits of GIS technology.

9 Jindalee Close Rowville VIC 3178 ph: (03) 8740 3186 mob: 0411 801 986 em: manager@landgis.com.au web: www.landgis.com.au

LANDPARTNERS LIMITED (SYDNEY) LandPartners is a leading built environment firm, bringing together professionals working nationally across inter-discipline projects and one of the largest built environment consultancies in Australia.

Company works with major property developers and government agencies -landmarks which are innovative concepts, structures or systems of their era across the following disciplines: Surveying, Mapping and GIS, Town Planning, Urban Design, Water and Sewer Servicing 23-29 South Street Rydalmere NSW 2116 ph: (02) 96852000 em: roy.lowe@landpartners.com.au web: www.landpartners.com.au

LASER AND SURVEY SOLUTIONS Brisbane based company offering measurement solutions and systems for metrology, scanning, coordinate and traditional survey needs. Drawing on world leading manufacturers including Faro, Sokkia, Spectra Precision, Juniper Systems and Ashtech, offering instrument solutions for all measurement and positioning needs. Fully experienced support, service and repair team.

237 Montague Rd West End QLD 4101 ph: (07) 3846 3385 fax: (07) 3844 3907 em: sales@laserandsurveysolutions.com.au web: www.laserandsurveysolutions.com.au

LAT 37 PO Box 3058 Ohope NZ 3161 NZ ph: (+64) 73155602 fax: (+64) 73155604 mob: (+64) 272058674 em: simon@lat37.co.nz web: www.lat37.co.nz

LATITUDE AUSTRALIA SOFTWARE A comprehensive management package for surveying, engineering and spatial science businesses that need to track time on projects, or manage projects, employees, tasks, files and related information.

268-272 Victoria Ave Chatswood NSW 2067 ph: (02) 8002 4087 em: sales@LatiBiz.com web: www.LatiBiz.com

LATITUDE GEOGRAPHICS Based in Victoria, Canada: developer of the Geocortex software suite of products used by organisations for cost-effective and efficient delivery of web-based mapping solutions with the Esri ArcGIS platform. We provide web-based GIS implementations around the world through a network of partners; our exclusive business partner in Australia is AAM Group (www.aamgroup.com).

200 - 1117 Wharf St Victoria, Canada BC V8W 1T7 ph: (+1) 250 381 8130 em: marketing@latitudegeo.com web: www.geocortex.com

LEICA GEOSYSTEMS With close to 200 years of experience pioneering solutions to measure the world, Leica Geosystems products and services are trusted by professionals worldwide to help them capture, analyse, and present spatial information. Leica Geosystems is best known for its broad array of products that capture accurately, model quickly, analyse easily, and visualise and present spatial information.

Level 3, 420 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC 3004 ph: (02) 9292 9600 em: info.anz.geo@leica-geosystems.com web: www.leica-geosystems.com

LISTECH LISTECH is a world leader in the development of smart software solutions specifically designed to solve the complex problems associated with surveying, civil engineering and the geospatial industries. Key to our product strategy is our emphasis on investing in research & development, focusing on new and improved products to satisfy the needs of our thousands of customers throughout the world.

Level 3, 420 St. Kilda Road Melbourne VIC 3004 ph: (03) 9005 1105 fax: (03) 9005 1106 toll free: 1300 650 332 em: support@listech.com web: www.listech.com

M2M CONNECTIVITY M2M Connectivity is a supplier of GNSS antennas from Tallysman, We also supply 3G/4G and satellite wireless modems to connect equipment from remote locations.

1 Barrett St Kensington VIC 3031 ph: (03) 9696 3011 fax: (03) 9372 1588 em: info@m2mconnectivity.com.au web: www.m2mconnectivity.com.au

MAPC An authorised distributor of surveying instruments and GIS/GPS equipment from companies such as Nikon, Ashtech (Magellan Professional), CHC and other leading brands. Supplying products for surveying, GIS, construction and engineering professionals, including total stations, theodolites, laser levels, automatic levels, surveying accessories and rugged field PDAs and Tablet PCs; full support for all products. Software includes ArcPAD, ARES 3D CAD, SiteMaster, EziField, and ProLog. www.spatialsource.com.au 55

suppliers’ index 1st Fl, 92 Lambton Rd Broadmeadow NSW 2292 ph: (02) 4950 9882 fax: (02) 8572 9429 mob: 0416 133 732 em: info@mapc.com.au web: www.mapc.com.au

lv 7, 140 Ann street Brisbane QLD 4000 ph: (07) 36662100 fax: (07) 3319 6291 toll free: 1300 665 177 em: info@mapshed.com.au web: www.mapshed.com.au

MAPSOFT Producing software for the spatial industry including custom software for clients with special needs. Promising on time delivery at an affordable price with personal service. Flagship product is miniCAD. 34a Cranstons Road Middle Dural NSW 2158 ph: (02) 9680 3999 mob: 0418 488 342 em: ian@mapsoft.com.au web: www.mapsoft.com.au

MAPDATA SERVICES Established in 1998, MapData Services has grown from humble beginnings to become one of Australasia’s most well-known and respected authorities in digital mapping and location-based data. Today, the company delivers customised mapping products, consulting services, data and hosted online applications to a range of commercial, community and government organisations.

Level 1, 414 Kent Street Sydney NSW 2000 ph: (02) 8436 2800 fax: (02) 8436 2888 em: info@mapdataservices.com web: www.mapdataservices.com

MAPONICS, LLC Maponics maps areas of interest. We specialise in the creation of spatial data through the careful collection and analysis of data from qualified, private and government sources. The products we deliver provide our customers with real-world boundaries and details about populations of interest. Maponics boundaries power many of today’s best-known web, social media and real estate brands, including over 70% of the top real estate website portals.

35 Railroad Row White River Junction VT 5001 ph: (+1) 802 649 8500 toll free: 1-800-762-5158 mob: 8026498500 em: info@maponics.com web: www.maponics.com

MAPPING & HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS An Australian hydrographic survey company; 40 years experience on projects within Australia, South East Asia, Papua New Guinea, Africa, the Pacific and Middle East. MHS offers a range of hydrographic disciplines executed by specialised hydrographic surveyors, geophysicists and marine scientists using advanced technologies and systems.

31 Byron St Bulimba QLD 4171 ph: (07) 3399 8566 fax: (07) 3899 1515 mob: 0408 745 214 em: john@mhshydro.com web: www.mhshydro.com

MAPPT Mappt™ is a powerful low-barrier-to-entry GIS app that allows users to harness the power of offline mobile data collection with one light, compact device. Mappt is easy to use, low-cost and breaks away from the traditional dependency on pre-existing desktop packages.

Furthermore, Mappt is completely offline and built to be agnostic and interoperable. This is why businesses in over 120 countries in industries ranging from education and mining, to agriculture and asset management choose Mappt.

28/12 Cowcher Place Belmont WA 6104 em: hayley@takor.com.au web: www.mappt.com.au

MAPSHED Offering server centric products based on SOAP, Java, and WSDL, which support scaleable, enterprise distribution of solutions to multiple client devices. The web services are applicable to the eGovernment, finance, utility, military, emergency, telco, and property/ real estate industry sectors.

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MAPTEK A global provider of software and hardware technology for the mining industry, specialising in 3D applications that add value to exploration, survey and mine planning. Maptek I-Site systems combine highly accurate 3D laser scanning hardware with point cloud processing software. Ease of set up, portability, rapid and safe data acquisition and powerful, in-built processing and modelling tools are hallmarks of Maptek laser scanners.

31 Flemington St Glenside SA 5065 ph: (08) 8338 9222 fax: (08) 8338 9229 em: solutions@maptek.com.au web: www.maptek.com

MCMULLEN NOLAN GROUP Founded in 1989, McMullen Nolan Group is dedicated to providing personalised and innovative spatial solutions to both the Land Development and Resources and Infrastructure sectors across Australia. With a team of dedicated and experienced staff, McMullen Nolan Group’s capabilities include: Land Development; Resources and Infrastructure; Terrestrial and Mobile Laser Scanning; Hydrographic Survey; Mapping; Cartographics; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); 3D visualisation; and Ground Penetrating Radar.

Lvl 1, 2 Sabre Cres Jandakot WA 6164 ph: (08) 6436 1599 fax: (08) 6436 1500 em: info@mcmullennolan.com.au web: www.mcmullennolan.com.au

MEIER IT PTY LTD Meier IT Pty Ltd is an Australian software company providing customised spatial applications specialising in desktop, web and mobile development technologies.

PO Box 7153 Mount Crosby QLD 4306 ph: (07) 3201 0423 fax: (07) 3201 0425 mob: 0412 175 887 em: info@meierIT.com.au web: www.meierIT.com.au

MERCURY PROJECT SOLUTIONS Mercury Project Solutions delivers services to top tier clients in both the public and private sector to solve complex location business problems. We are about thinking and doing: strategy and implementation. Ultimately, Mercury is about delivering business results that really matter to you. We are with you all the way: from Idea, via Planning to Execution. Services we provide: Strategic Consulting Spatial and Information Architectures Implementation Planning Project and Program Management 2b Alsop Walk Carine WA 6020 mob: 0408 054 565 em: info@mercuryps.com.au web: www.mercuryps.com.au

MICRONICS Manufacturer of Innovative DGPS systems for Mining and Asset Management. EEMIS Exploration Systems for Heritage Site avoidance and and drillsite status. Custom design GIS Asset management software for cost effective and optimised client operations.

Engineering DGPS hardware design for Exploration and Plant collision avoidance. DGPS design is from Submeter to cm RTK applications.

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New release product is FTSlim, rugged, lightweight Decimetre systems especially designed for exploration.

84 Telford Cres Stirling WA 6021 ph: (08) 9344 8808 mob: 0412 385 188 em: micron@iinet.net.au web: micronicsgps.com

MICROSOFT Developer of Bing Maps; its rich imagery and quality geospatial data is already being used by thousands of organisations, governments and developers worldwide. APIs that enable the creation of innovative applications; data can be better displayed, and business insight improved.

1 Epping Rd North Ryde NSW 2113 ph: (02) 9870 2677 fax: (02) 9870 2466 web: microsoft.com/maps

MIPELA GEOSOLUTIONS Combining the latest technology with 20+ years of innovation and experience, Mipela GeoSolutions continue to automate our clients business processes, integrate systems and deliver reliable solutions that stand the test of time, assisting people and businesses to make informed decisions by “connecting people with information”.

5 Prospect St Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 ph: (07) 3252 5589 fax: (07) 3252 2477 toll free: 1300 807 770 em: sales@mipela.com.au web: www.mipela.com.au

NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL (AUST GOVERNMENT) The National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) assists people to facilitate timely and effective native title outcomes through delivery of a wide range of services. Set up under the Native Title Act 1993, the

tribunal is a federal government agency, and is part of the AttorneyGeneral’s portfolio.

Commonwealth Law Courts, 1 Victoria Ave Perth WA 6000 ph: (08) 9425 1000 fax: (08) 94251193 toll free: 1800 640 501 em: enquiries@nntt.gov.au web: www.nntt.gov.au

NAVIGATE Geospatial data engineers and GIS specialists. NAVTEQ and PSMA VARs; FME resellers.

Suite 202, 10-12 Clarke St Crows Nest NSW 2065 ph: (02) 9436 3820 fax: (02) 9436 3780 mob: 0412 1689 40 em: navigate@navigate.com.au web: www.navigate.com.au

NEARMAP.COM nearmap is a global leader in the provision of geospatial map technology for business, enterprises and government customers.

We have a history of working successfully with small and large organisations across the building & construction, architectural, defence and utility industries. We also partner extensively with local and municipal governments throughout Australia.Our philosophy is built on a foundation of innovation and professionalism and we strive to deliver the most recently updated PhotoMaps with stunning picture resolution.Built around Australian innovation, nearmap.com has developed a complete technology solution that enables it to quickly capture and process PhotoMaps and digital elevation data and to serve that data online with unprecedented frequency, clarity and accessibility Level 6, 6-8 Underwood St Circular Quay NSW 2000 ph: (02) 8076 0700 fax: (02) 8076 0701 em: queries@nearmap.com web: www.nearmap.com

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suppliers’ index NGIS AUSTRALIA As a leading provider of location-based technology solutions, NGIS Australia offers unparalleled expertise in applying advanced spatial technologies across a broad range of business environments.Backed by sophisticated project management and independent advisory services, our solutions are designed to custom-fit each organisation.

We specialise in leveraging geospatial data and creating innovative GIS applications that drive cost efficiencies and add to the business value chain.

PO Box 126 Burswood WA 6100 ph: (08) 9355 6000 fax: (08) 9355 6099 mob: 0418 882 015 em: info@ngis.com.au web: www.ngis.com.au

NUMAPS NuMaps provides access to Census 2006 and 2011 data supplied by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. We have structured the ABS data into Thematic Map overlays which are available via OGC, WMS & WFS web service requests. Subscribers to our service can overlay these Thematic Map Overlays (DemographicDrapes) atop commercially available base maps such as supplied by Google, Yahoo, Bing and OpenStreetMap or into any OGC compliant GIS product.

95 Sanctuary Dr Beaumont Hills NSW 2155 ph: (02) 9672 6856 mob: 0404 841 131 em: brad@numaps.com.au web: www.numaps.com.au

OMNILINK LTD Managing data for corporate and government clients for nearly 30 years. Focusing on acquisition, collation and improvement of property, location and spatially related data for business and its use within information management systems. OMNILINK works in the education sector to support property information management. As a data specialist, OMNILINK is a reseller for PSMA Australia. OMNILINK consults on spatial data management.

139 Johnson Rd Christchurch NZ 7675 ph: (+64) 33474965 toll free: 0800 350 531 mob: 021 350 531 em: info@omnilink.co.nz web: www.omnilink.co.nz

OMNILINK PTY LTD OMNILINK is a successful property and location data management company, which has been providing enterprise data management and integration services for nearly 30 years. OMNILINK has developed specific expertise and skills to acquire, collate and improve data for Government, education and business. OMNILINK has offices across Australia and New Zealand, and is now working with new customers in the United Kingdom.

10 East Parade Eastwood NSW 2122 ph: (02) 9804 8807 fax: (02) 9804 7901 toll free: 1800 651 291 em: info@omnilink.com.au web: www.omnilink.com.au

ONESPHERE OneSphere is an Australian spatial services company providing advisory, analysis and development services involving GIS, Spatial, Remote Sensing and Location Information technologies. We support a wide range of industries across Australia including emergency services, transport, environment, utilities and all levels of government.

Suite 880, 29 Smith St Parramatta NSW 2150 ph: (02) 8324 7484 em: enquiries@onesphere.com.au web: www.onesphere.com.au

OPEN SPATIAL AUSTRALIA Providing enterprise spatial solutions to utilities, local and central government, campuses and airports. Our solutions are based on Open Geospatial compliant technologies through partnerships with

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Autodesk and Oracle. Open Spatial, established 10 years ago, is an Australian owned and operated company. Early success in the region is attributed to tier one water utilities and councils manifest by more than 40% market share in Victorian water utilities.

Lvl 8, South Tower, 1-5 Railway St Chatswood NSW 2067 ph: (02) 9904 7077 fax: (02) 9904 7577 mob: 0409 966 361 em: iedwards@openspatial.com.au web: www.openspatial.com.au

ORBIT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Established in 1994, Orbit Australia provides geographic information products and services. Orbit produces raw satellite imagery for various applications and GIS-ready imagery products, for government and private sector users. Orbit is committed to maintaining a partnership with our clients by delivering customised, high-quality solutions in an affordable and timely manner.

Suite 145 National Innovation Center Australian Technology Park, 4 Cornwallis Street Eveleigh NSW 2015 ph: (02) 9209 4022 fax: (02) 9310 7232 em: Info@orbitaustralia.com web: www.orbitaustralia.com

OUTLINE GLOBAL PTY LTD At Outline we seek to understand our customers objectives and then craft specific imagery based solutions to address these. Providing GIS-ready stereo and multispectral imagery, LiDAR and mapping and analysis solutions for more efficient decision making. Eliminating jargon, minimising delays caused by unwieldy technology. Proprietary compact, mobile and fully scalable camera technology, enabling us to travel almost anywhere in the world at short notice to bring you the images and intelligence.

4 Cook Street West Perth WA 6005 toll free: 1300 945 216 mob: 0437 487 149 em: rossl@outlineglobal.com.au web: www.outlineglobal.com.au

PANALYTICAL BOULDER (FORMERLY ASD INC.) PANalytical Boulder (formerly ASD Inc.) is the global leader in remote sensing and hyperspectral measurement solutions, providing unparalleled ground truthing results. Our rugged, portable FieldSpec® 4 line of spectroradiometers provides the freedom to rapidly collect high-quality spectra in the field. Trusted by top research experts at thousands of universities and research institutions, ASD’s full-range spectrometers are used in more than 70 countries.

2555 55th Street, Suite 100 Boulder CO 80301 USA ph: (+1) 303 444-6522 fax: (+1) 303 444-6825 em: NIR.info@panalytical.com web: www.asdi.com

PELICANCORP PelicanCorp is a niche provider of software and services to Utilities, Asset owners and to the Before You Dig industry specifically for the ‘Protection of Essential Infrastructure’. Our team has over 40 years experience working with Councils and Utilities to deliver improved management of Dial Before You Dig processes as well as Corridor Access and Works permitting and works collaboration.

Level 2, 600 Victoria Street Richmond VIC 3121 ph: (03) 8413 5200 fax: (03) 8413 5299 em: anz.sales@pelicancorp.com web: www.pelicancorp.com

PERMUTO Through our Information Transformation processes we gather what you have and provide direction and leadership on how you can better represent your business information. Our staff is some of the best in the industry. With over 20 years experience delivering quality solutions to customers across Australiasia. In our short time we have delivered services to both Commercial, Government and NFP clients.

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We have partnered with Safe Software and Socrata. Two leading data management companies.

Level 36, 1 Macquarie Place Sydney NSW 2000 ph: (02) 8075 4542 em: sales@permuto.com.au web: www.permuto.com.au

PHOTOMAPPING Photomapping Services provides Precise Spatial Solutions, economically. A mapping and airborne imagery specialist with a focus on acquisition, manipulation, management and presentation of geospatial data. We operate our own aircraft with the following systems: precise Optech LiDAR, Leica ADS100 digital photographic sensors and oblique cameras. * We distribute the Australian film archive from 1930. * Precise film scanners. Products include: Orthophotos, DEMS, GIS, Precise 3D modeling & LiDAR. 133 Abbotsford St North Melbourne VIC 3051 ph: (03) 9328 3444 fax: (03) 9326 6476 em: ps@photomapping.com.au web: www.photomapping.com.au

PITNEY BOWES Pitney Bowes, a global technology company, powers billions of physical and digital transactions in the connected and borderless world of commerce. We are a world leader in providing GIS and Location Intelligence solutions to both commercial and public sector clients globally. More than a billion people around the world today use Pitney Bowes Location Intelligence solutions when they check in or use location-sharing features on major social media platforms.

Level 1, 68 Waterloo Road Macquarie Park NSW 2113 ph: (02) 9475 3500 fax: (02) 9475 3599 toll free: 1800 227 232 em: locate.anz@pb.com web: www.pitneybowes.com/au

business relationships around high calibre positioning activities.

7 Transit Dr Campbellfield VIC 3061 ph: (03) 9930 7111 fax: (03) 9930 7170 toll free: 1300 867 266 em: info@positionpartners.com.au web: www.positionpartners.com.au

PSMA AUSTRALIA PSMA Australia derives national, quality spatial information from authoritative data sources to build and deliver national datasets and related services, including geospatial Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). PSMA works through a network of value-added resellers and via a developer portal to maximise the value delivered to the Australian economy from this data asset.

Unit 6, Level 2, 113 Canberra Ave Griffith ACT 2603 ph: (02) 6260 9000 em: enquiries@psma.com.au web: www.psma.com.au

QLD SURVEY PEGS QLD Survey Pegs (QSP) has been developing and manufacturing quality hardwood peg and smooth stake products for over two decades. Combining experience Ed Bowden and family members have had in the surveying, mining and construction industries they offer safer, quality products plus fast, reliable service. Many years of sourcing hardwood downfall from Australian timber mills has enabled QSP to build relationships with suppliers, ensuring continued supply of QSP Brand of pegs and smooth stakes for d 36 Burrows St Wondai QLD 4606 ph: (07) 4169 0585 fax: (07) 4169 0629 toll free: 1300 650 832 mob: 0421 582 082 em: sales@qldsurveypegs.com.au web: www.qspaust.com.au

QUICKCLOSE Quickclose specialises in precision geodetic positioning, datum analysis and transformation parameter estimation. Quickclose also provides land surveying and geodesy software for HP calculators.

Quickclose currently provides specialised geodetic support (surveying and GIS) for most resource sector companies operating in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and also provides support to the PNG Government and many surveying companies in PNG. PO Box 1364 Carlton VIC 3053 ph: (03) 9486 7845 mob: 0413 974 771 em: richard.stanaway@quickclose.com.au web: www.quickclose.com.au

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POSITION PARTNERS With more than 200 people in offices Australia-wide, in South East Asia and New Zealand, Position Partners is the largest Australianowned company focussing entirely on the distribution and support of positioning and geospatial solutions for surveying, civil works, mining and building projects. At Position Partners we are committed to increasing productivity for our customers and building lasting

Conducts field mapping and data capture projects all over Australia.

Objects mapped include bushfires to pot holes, water meters to buried pipelines. Wide experience with projects of half a day (precise GPS survey of a heritage site) to a two year project for complete data capture of all Road Traffic Authority NSW assets; also provides desktop mapping services.

Suite 22, 2 Enterprise Dr Bundoora VIC 3083 ph: (03) 9466 5200 fax: (03) 9466 5222 mob: 0418 178 822 em: info@rapidmap.com.au web: www.rapidmap.com.au

RAPID SURVEY SOLUTIONS Innovative mobile mapping company. www.spatialsource.com.au 59

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RESOURCE & EXPLORATION MAPPING Resource & Exploration Mapping (REM) is a Geographic Information System (GIS) company servicing the mining, exploration and environmental industries globally. REM was formed in 1998 and has extensive experience and expert knowledge in GIS, providing responsive and reliable GIS consultancy services that exceed clients’ expectations. REM focus on data compilation and map production for (but not limited to) exploration, mining and environmental companies.

Suite 8, 290 Boundary St Spring Hill QLD 4000 ph: (07) 3832 1600 fax: (07) 3832 1603 mob: 0429 193 100 em: information@rxmap.com.au web: www.rxmap.com.au

RIA MOBILE GIS Provider of integrated mobile GIS solutions. Based in Tasmania with a customer base spread across the country, we have extensive experience in providing integrated mobile solutions across utilities, environmental, mining; local, state and federal government agencies including Emergency Services and Defence. We develop solutions for ArcPad and ArcGIS Mobile, integrating with ArcGIS Desktop, Server and Mobile. We are the developers of GeoDrive, a video mapping plugin for ArcPad and ArcGIS. Lvl 1, 53 Salamanca Pl Hobart TAS 7001 ph: (03) 6223 6444 fax: (03) 6223 4381 em: tim.price@riamobilegis.com.au web: www.riamobilegis.com.au

RIVERINA INSTITUTE TAFE The Spatial Information Services courses offered at Riverina Institute are tailored to anyone interested in the Spatial Information sector.

Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), we’re able to offer you state-of-the-art training that will launch you into a career in your chosen field. Whether you need to study from afar or prefer a blend of on-campus/distance education, our flexibility means you get to study in a way that suits you. web: www.rit.tafensw.edu.au

RJ CONSULTING (SPATIAL CONSULTANT) Geospatial consulting to government, academic, community, and private sectors.

7/11 Bay Drive Meadowbank NSW 2114 mob: 0414 898 035 em: rjconsult@outlook.com web: www.linkedin.com/in/rosscjohnson

RMIT UNIVERSITY RMIT University enjoys an international reputation for excellence in professional and vocational education and outcome-oriented research. At RMIT University, we work closely with industry to provide up-to-date training in the real-world skills highly sought after in this growing field. Job opportunities in the surveying industry are abundant and employers all over the world are crying out for trained graduates in surveying.

GPO Box 2476 Melbourne VIC 3001 ph: (03) 99258359 fax: (03) 9925 4377 em: thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au web: www.rmit.edu.au

RPS With one of Australia’s largest Surveying and Mapping teams, RPS uses state-of-the-art technology to capture, interpret and present the spatial data you rely upon. From high resolution point cloud scans to high-accuracy LiDAR and photogrammetric mapping,

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our specialists operate from 21 locations across metropolitan and regional Australia. RPS is a leading provider of spatial services for urban growth, infrastructure, energy, mining and natural resource management projects.

743 Ann St Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 ph: (07) 3237 8899 fax: (07) 3237 8833 em: bill.farry@rpsgroup.com.au web: www.rpsgroup.com.au

RUPPELLS GRIFFON Suite 211, 283 Alfred Street North Sydney NSW 2060 ph: (02) 8006 5156 mob: 0417 584 469 em: info@ruppellsgriffon.com web: www.ruppellsgriffon.com

SBG SYSTEMS SBG Systems offers a complete line of inertial sensors based on the state of the art MEMS technology, such as Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS), Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), Inertial Navigation Systems with embedded GPS (INS/GPS), etc. SBG Systems products are suitable for defense, industrial & research projects such as unmanned vehicle control, antenna tracking, camera stabilisation, and surveying applications.

3 bis chemin de la Jonchere Rueil-Malmaison A8 92500 ph: (+33) 1 80 88 45 00 fax: (+33) 1 80 88 45 01 em: sales@sbg-systems.com web: www.sbg-systems.com

SBL KNOWLEDGE SERVICES LTD SBL Geo-Spatial Services provides a complete range of geo-spatial services from very complicated three-dimensional analyses to simple digitisation. As client satisfaction is one of our organisation’s core goals, we constantly strive for the benefit of our customers by providing cost-effective solutions in spatial domain in a speedy manner and with a high level of accuracy. GIS Services, Remote Sensing Services Photogrammetry Services Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) LiDAR Services BIM service Carnival Infopark - Phase II Kakkanad, Cochin 682030 ph: (+91) (0) 859 023 3999 toll free: (+91) mob: (0) 859 023 3999 em: info@sblcorp.com web: www.sblcorp.com

SCHLENCKER MAPPING Providers of 3D Mobile Laser scanning, point cloud analysis, feature and asset extraction and measurement of building floor levels.

Photogrammetry, GIS, Imagery and LiDAR specialists.

Unit 4/10 Depot St Banyo QLD 4014 ph: (07) 3256 9955 em: tye.s@schmap.com.au web: www.schmap.com.au

SENDERO RESOURCES Como / Perth WA 6152 em: alejandro.vega@senderoresources.com.au web: senderoresources.com.au

SIMPLE GIS SOFTWARE Provides lightweight but powerful GIS mapping software for Windows PCs, laptops, and tablets. Supports, creating, editing, and publishing of spatial data as well as geocoding, routing, GPS integration, and navigation support. Customize and extend through integrated scripting environment. web: www.simplegissoftware.com

SKYLINEGLOBE AUSTRALIA SkylineGlobe Australia Pty Ltd is the authorised reseller of Skyline Software Systems Enterprise 3D Visualisation suite in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Malaysia. With SkylineGlobe Enterprise Edition, you have all the software necessary to create, view, analyze, edit, and share 3D environments. This all-in-one solution provides

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a full Application Programming Interface (API) that enables you to customize, develop and deliver advanced solutions suited to you and your customers requirements. mob: 0412 116 752 em: sbowd@skylinesoft.com web: www.skylinesoft.com

SMARTNET AUS SmartNet is the GNSS correction service built on the world’s largest reference station network, enabling GNSS-capable devices to quickly determine precise positions even down to the centimetre. With more than 4,000 reference stations based on Leica Geosystems technology that ensure position accuracy in any application, the service is provided 24/7 by a highly-available infrastructure and professional support team with more than 10 years of experience delivering the service. SmartNet is an open-standard correction service, able to use with any GNSS device, and is constantly monitored for integrity, availability and accuracy.

Level 3, 420 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC 3004 ph: (03) 9914 2268 toll free: 1300 477 762 mob: 0409 239 287 em: enquiries@smartnetaus.com web: www.smartnetaus.com

SOFTROCK SOLUTIONS Providing slope monitoring technology used to detect movement and deformation. Offering a range of solutions, from fully automated robotic systems, cost effective GPS, through to analysis software for interpreting automated and manually collected data; full training and support provided. We sell and promote Leica monitoring equipment and software.

Unit 1/75 Miguel Rd Bibra Lake WA 6163 ph: (08) 9418 1411 fax: (08) 9418 1166 mob: 0438 680 075 em: bernie@softrock.com.au web: www.softrock.com.au

SPATIAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS Spatial Business Systems Spatial Business Systems provides advanced software and services solutions to the utility and telco industry world wide. The company has an unparalleled combination of talent and software offerings to help companies leverage their investments in geographic information systems (GIS) and computer-aided design (CAD). As a full-service provider, we provide solutions that range from management consulting to detailed technical delivery services.

Suite 12, 799 Springvale Rd Mulgrave VIC 3170 ph: (03) 8555 2663 fax: (03) 5971 1688 mob: 0418 522 930 em: greghouse@spatialbiz.com web: www.spatialbiz.com

SPATIAL INDUSTRIES BUSINESS ASSOCIATION LTD | GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION ANZ (SIBA|GITA) SIBA|GITA’s purpose is to foster an opportunity-rich environment for its members. SIBA|GITA represents the spatial industries collectively, and provides our members with a voice enabling business-related issues and activities that may be more expensive, difficult or impossible to do individually to be addressed: SIBA|GITA does this in three main streams of activities; Creating future demand, Creating a better business environment and Providing direct business support 64 Sylvan Rd TOOWONG QLD 4066 fax: (07) 3145 0130 toll free: 1300 733 784 em: info@spatialbusiness.org web: www.spatialbusiness.org

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SOKKIA Sokkia is a world-leading manufacturer of precision measuring systems. Sokkia’s diverse product line provides complete measurement solutions for surveying, mapping and GIS, industrial measurement and construction applications. Sokkia provides turnkey solutions for surveyors worldwide. Sokkia Corporation markets Total Stations, Data Collectors, Digital Levels, and a full complement of field accessories through a nationwide distribution network.

16900 W 118th Terrace Olathe KS 66061 ph: (+1) 800-4-SOKKIA web: www.sokkia.com

SPA GEO TECHNOLOGIES PVT LIMITED Spa Geo technologies Pvt Ltd (SpaGeo) (an ISO 9001:2008 certified company) is one of the leading provider of GIS, Remote Sensing, photogrammetry, LIDAR ( Aerial, Mobile, terrestrial, UAV ), and GPS hardware and software products and services to clients in India and Abroad. SpaGeo holds more than 10 years of experience in producing base Geospatial and IT technology.

Corp office: 8A, third floor, Mahaluxmi Metro Tower C2, Sector-4, Vaishali, Ghaziabad 201012 ph: (+91) 120-4567200 fax: (+91) 120-4567100 mob: +91-9910711900 em: info@spageo.co.in web: www.spageo.co.in

Application developers, web developers, GIS consultants and document management solution providers. Offering innovative solutions to meet client business requirements, and maintaining long term successful relationships through professional support and cost effectiveness. Developer of map enabled applications to provide powerful and efficient spatial business solutions.

Suite 105, 11 Chandos St St Leonards NSW 2065 ph: (02) 9438 4600 fax: (02) 9438 4677 em: info@spatialintelligence.com.au web: www.spatialintelligence.com.au

SPATIAL JOBS ONLINE An online jobs notice board dedicated to the spatial industry, which covers professions such as land and hydrographic surveying, cartography, GIS, engineering and mining surveying, remote sensing and photogrammetry.

PO Box 1700 Newcastle NSW 2300 mob: 0402 134 008 em: info@spatialjobs.com.au web: www.spatialjobs.com.au

SPATIAL SCIENTIFIC PTY. LTD. Spatial Scientific is the owner of the AeroScientific brand, a global leader in aerial camera control software (the Aviatrix flight management system) and FlightPlanner flight planning software.

AeroScientific products are configured to work with large, medium and small format aerial cameras, mounted on both manned aircraft and UAVs. Spatial Scientific also provides remote sensing and airborne imaging solutions spanning a range of industries, such as agriculture, viticulture, and mining.

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SPATIAL SOLUTIONS Cost-effective, professional, timely and dependable service - we can help you get the most out of your IT and spatial systems. We give you access to professionally trained and specialised staff who will enable you to deliver your project by complementing the existing in-house team or by being your Spatial/IT team.

L6, 12 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 ph: (08) 9218 9777 fax: (08) 9200 5639 mob: 0417 177 444 em: admin@spatial-solutions.com.au web: www.spatial-solutions.com.au

SPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD With over 20 years of experience on road, rail and mine infrastructure, Spatial Technologies has a broad range of services and capabilities to offer you. Spatial Technologies specialise in accurate data capture using the latest technologies available known as Reality Data Capture. With highly accurate data capture methods, you as a user can be more productive and utilise resources more efficiently.

This is achieved by capturing more detail and in shorter time frames, than traditionally done.

554A Main Street Mordialloc VIC 3195 mob: 0429 902 229 em: contact@spatialtechnologies.com.au web: www.spatialtechnologies.com.au

SPATIAL VISION Spatial Vision is a leading specialist in information and spatial

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technologies. Integrating geographic and organisational data, we provide business systems, advanced spatial analyses, reliable planning systems and practical mapping applications to address some of the country’s most pressing environmental, economic and resource issues. Open source and commercial GIS; Cloud services and NBN; mobile platforms; crowd sourced and government open data. To find out more please contact us on 1300 366 Level 4, 575 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000 ph: (03) 9691 3000 fax: (03) 9691 3001 em: info@spatialvision.com.au web: www.spatialvision.com.au

SPECTERRA SERVICES The company’s primary focus is to design, develop and build optical instruments, processing systems and analysis tools for vegetation specific manned and unmanned airborne remote sensing projects.

The output high resolution Digital Multi-Spectral Imagery is a powerful tool for mapping and monitoring vegetation status across intensive and extensive landscapes; working to improve the economic, agronomic, technical and environmental performance of landresource based projects.

4/643 Newcastle St Leederville WA 6007 ph: (08) 9227 9644 fax: (08) 9227 9744 mob: 0428 946 095 em: info@specterra.com.au web: www.specterra.com.au

SPECTRA PRECISION Spectra Precision is a division of Trimble Navigation Limited and focuses on meeting the core needs of surveyors and field data collection specialists. The product family of Spectra Precision includes the following: - Optical Instruments - GNSS receivers

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- Survey Data collectors - Software - GIS mobile mapping systems. This includes the Spectra Precision, Nikon, Ashtech and SECO brands.

Level 1, 120 Wickham Street Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 ph: (07) 3216 0044 mob: 0448 600 900 em: gil_norrie@spectraprecision.com web: www.spectraprecision.com

SPECULAR PTY LTD Specular represent Phase One Industrial in Australia and consult and supply the worlds best medium format aerial camera systems.

Suite 104, 134 Cambridge Street Collingwood VIC 3066 ph: (03) 9091 2111 em: info@specular.com.au web: www.specular.com.au

SPOOKFISH LIMITED Currently, only satellites capture geospatial imagery across entire continents, but at the expense of resolution. Existing aerial solutions can capture high resolution imagery, but can’t match the consistent, continental coverage of satellites. And using either approach across your business can be a costly exercise in compromise. Spookfish will bring you the best of both worlds: cost-effective, high resolution imagery, without compromising quality or features. And that’s just the beginning.

Technology Park, 10 Brodie-Hall Drive Bentley WA 6102 toll free: 1300776651 em: enquiries@spookfish.com web: www.spookfish.com

SPUR, POWERED BY LANDGATE SPUR is a location technology hub, powered by Landgate with a proven track-record in innovation, ambitious to help your venture succeed. Whether you are from government or industry, a developer or start-up, a researcher or a business, SPUR brings together Landgate’s services in a fresh, dynamic way providing you with access to data, resources and key contacts, in the one place. We aim to nurture a pipeline of partnership, investment and support for emerging WA-based location technology businesses.

1 Midland Square Midland WA WA 6056 ph: (08) 9273 0787 em: spur@landgate.wa.gov.au web: www.spur.wa.gov.au

SUPERGEO TECHNOLOGIES INC. Supergeo is a global provider of GIS mapping software and solutions. Since its establishment, Supergeo has engaged in improving state-of-the-art geospatial technology and bringing the customizable services to fulfil clients’ growing demands for geoapplications. Supergeo software has spread around the world as the backbone of mapping and spatial analysis, providing consumers with a wide range of products and services from mobile, desktop, server, to web applications.

5F., No. 71, Zhouzi Street, Taipei, 114, TAIWAN. 3 114 ph: (+1) 886-2-26591899 fax: (+1) 886-2-26590612 em: staff@supergeotek.com web: www.supergeotek.com

SURVEY SOLUTIONS SURVEY SOLUTIONS supply a range of the latest GNSS receivers and 3D scanners. Brands of GNSS include SOUTH & SATLAB with prices starting from A$12,900+GST. Both brands provide an accurate and reliable solution with extensive reference sites all over NZ & Pacific.

3D scanners available include ARTEC, GEOMAGIC and GEOSLAM Survey accessories can be ordered through our SHOPONLINE. Service, repair, training and technical support is available. We are surveyors with 25 years experience worldwide 4 Waiorakei Way Tauranga NZ 3175 ph: (03) 75443942 mob: 64226573634

em: info@surveysolutions.co.nz web: www.surveysolutions.co.nz

SURVEYING & SPATIAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE (SSSI) The not-for-profit national body representing surveying and spatial science professionals from Australia, New Zealand and abroad. SSSI actively promotes and advances the surveying and spatial disciplines, representing professionals in: land surveying, spatial information and cartography, remote sensing and photogrammetry, hydrographic surveying, and engineering and mining surveying.

27-29 Napier Close Deakin ACT 2600 ph: (02) 2628 2228 fax: (02) 6282 2576 em: support@sssi.org.au web: www.sssi.org.au

SURVEYING SA Want a profession that doesn’t box you in? Surveying and spatial science professionals work indoors and outdoors, travel the world using the latest technology and liaise with architects, engineers or developers - the variety is limitless.

Lvl 7 West, Zurich House, 50 Grenfell St Adelaide SA 5000 ph: (08) 8212 0343 em: trysurveying@alifewithoutlimits.com.au web: www.alifewithoutlimits.com.au

SURVEYING TASK FORCE Want a profession that doesn’t box you in? Surveying and spatial science professionals work indoors and outdoors, travel the world using the latest technology, and liaise with architects, engineers or developers - the variety is limitless.

Suite 204, 21 Bedford St North Melbourne VIC 3051 ph: (03) 9326 8173 em: trysurveying@alifewithoutlimits.com.au web: www.alifewithoutlimits.com.au

SURVEYTEC SALES AND SERVICE Established 25 years as a surveying equipment supplier, Nikon dealer and responsible service centre. Offering a wide range of precise field measuring equipment. Manufacturer of specialised field accessories, small runs of custom made items to suit your work. Schonstedt Underground Locators, ranging from magnetic field locators to search for buried marks, critical to tie in field data, through to service locator systems in search of pipe or cables. Combined kits so you’re ready for all sites.

9 Dalmont St Highett VIC 3190 ph: (03) 9555 9640 fax: (03) 9555 3854 mob: 0418 130 241 em: robert.vass@bigpond.com web: www.nikonpositioning.com

TATUKGIS SOFTWARE Develops and licenses GIS software development kits (SDK) used to develop custom GIS applications across a wide range of industries.

TatukGIS SDK’s are designed for the following development platforms: Embarcadero Delphi/C++Builder with FMX and VCL frameworks, Microsoft .NET WinForms and WPF frameworks, ASP.NET WebForms, ActiveX, and Java (Swing), enabling custom GIS application development for Windows, macOS, iOS, Linux, and Android.

Plac Kaszubski 8/105 Gdynia, Poland 81-350 ph: (+48) (58) 620 9262 em: sales@tatukgis.com web: www.tatukgis.com

TECHNOLOGYONE In 2015, TechnologyOne acquired Digital Mapping Solutions (DMS). TechnologyOne Spatial is an integrated enterprise solution that enables any geographic information to be easily visualised and analysed. It provides spatial context to many areas of your www.spatialsource.com.au 63

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540 Wickham Street Brisbane QLD 4006 ph: (08) 3167 7300 toll free: 1800 671 978 em: t1salesandmarketinghelpdesk@technologyonecorp.com web: www.technologyonecorp.com/local-government/spatial

surveying services in the South West and greater Western Australian region.

Survey House Unit 6, 18 Casuarina Drive Bunbury WA 6230 ph: (08) 9721 4000 fax: (08) 9721 2720 em: info@thompsonsurveying.com.au web: www.thompsonsurveying.com.au

TELEDYNE OPTECH Optech develops, manufactures and supports advanced LiDAR and imaging-based survey instruments. With operations and staff worldwide, Optech offers both standalone and fully integrated LiDAR and digital camera solutions for airborne mapping, airborne laser bathymetry, mobile mapping, mine cavity monitoring and industrial process control, as well as spaceproven sensors.

300 Interchange Way Vaughan ON L4K 5Z8 Canada ph: (+1) 906 660 0808 em: Judah.Westby@teledyneoptech.com web: www.teledyneoptech.com

TERRAPAGES TerraPages provides online mapping products and services, along with address validation tools and many geocoding products and services. TerraPages is also a Full Access Reseller of all PSMA datasets. Company also has a mobile mapping development arm, creating apps in the Android and Iphone space.

Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf, 26-32 Pirrama Rd Pyrmont NSW 2009 ph: (02) 9009 5060 fax: (02) 9009 5099 em: sales@terrapages.com web: www.terrapages.com

THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHY, PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT A growing population, urbanisation, loss of biodiversity, climate change and natural resource management are some of the biggest issues facing our world today and threatening our future. The School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management is at the forefront of tackling these issues through innovative research, world-class teaching and our links with government and industry.

School of Geography Planning & Environmental Management, Level 4, Building 35, University of Queensland St Lucia QLD 4072 ph: (07) 3365 6455 fax: (07) 3365 6899 em: gpem@uq.edu.au web: www.gpem.uq.edu.au/

TOPCON POSITIONING SYSTEMS Designs and manufactures precise positioning products and solutions for the global surveying, construction, agriculture, civil engineering, mapping and GIS, asset management and mobile control markets.

Parent company, Topcon Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange – 7732), was founded in 1932.

7400 National Dr Livermore CA 94550 USA em: information-tps@topcon.com web: www.topconpositioning.com

TOTAL HYDROGRAPHIC Total Hydrographic specialises in shallow water hydrographic surveying. We utilise many unique devices such as remote control vessels and amphibious survey vessels to capture data through the entire transition from land to water. Bathymetric surveys, Sonar, Beach monitoring, Dredging surveys and Hydrology surveys.

5 Driftwood Close Seabrook VIC 3028 mob: 0467 055 005 em: tim@totalhydrographic.com.au web: www.totalhydrographic.com.au

TOTAL SURVEY SYSTEMS PTY LTD Refer to Position Partners Listing 92 Wetherill Street North NSW 2128 ph: (02) 9714 0000 mob: 0411 704 044 em: info@positionpartners.com.au web: www.positionpartners.com.au

THE VIRTUAL GIS GROUP Founded in 1996, The Virtual GIS Group has been offering geospatial professional services to a wide range of clients throughout Australia. The organisation is based on a collaborative business model, deploying industry specialists for specific tasks which are coordinated and managed by The Virtual GIS Group Director, Andrea Herklots. The Virtual GIS Group aims to offer targeted solutions that bring true value to business, providing integrated outcomes that build on existing investments in data.

53 Wesley St Lutwyche QLD 4030 mob: 0421 317 372 em: andrea@virtualgis.com.au web: www.virtualgis.com.au

THOMPSON SURVEYING CONSULTANTS Thompson Surveying Consultants are a leading provider of

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TRIMBLE GEOSPATIAL Trimble is a leading provider of advanced positioning solutions. By integrating sensors, field applications, real-time communications, field and back-office processing, modeling, and analytics, Trimble Geospatial solutions facilitate a high quality, productive workflow and data exchange to drive efficiency, productivity, safety and value in organizations of all sizes. The result is rich accurate data that can be transformed into the intelligence you require to make informed decisions.

10368 Westmoor Drive Westminster CO 80012 ph: (+1) 303 635 9243 mob: (+1) 720 822 4407 em: cecelia_fresh@trimble.com web: www.trimble.com/geospatial

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TRIMBLE POSITIONING Trimble correction services provides reliable and accurate satellite delivered positioning technology throughout the world. Trimble is suitable for a wide range of applications and industries including agriculture, mining, mapping and GIS, survey, land administration, construction and defense. Our precise, accessible services help GNSS professionals in an ever-expanding range of industries to achieve new levels of accuracy and productivity. To find out more visit www. trimble.com/positioning-services.

1 Puccini Crt Stirling WA 6021 ph: (08) 9322 5295 fax: (08) 9322 4164 toll free: 1800 062 221 em: au_corrections@trimble.com web: www.trimble.com/positioning-services

TRUE3D True 3D is Australia’s most trusted professional surveying and 3D architectural modelling solution. A full service, award winning agency with over 16 years experience, True 3D specialise in developing accurate solutions for project plans and community consultation processes associated with large infrastructure, mining and construction ventures in Australia and the South Pacific.

Suite 12, Woree Business Plaza,12-20 Toogood Rd Woree QLD 4868 ph: (08) 4033 0586 fax: (08) 3102 8548 mob: 0414 827 610 em: info@true3d.com.au web: www.true3d.com.au

UAS AUSTRALIA UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS UAS are the Australian/ N.Z Distributors for SMART –PLANE ( made in Sweden) Under 2kg , under $20K , Hydro-Pilot, a twin hull Hydrographic boat ( made in Aust) and Agi-Soft mapping software ( made in Russia). Our fleet also includes a Hex Copter. UAS sells and services all these products for the markets of Surveyors, Local Government, Mining, Forestry, Farming and all Utilities. As an authorised CASA approved Operator we can provide services in IR Photos, General Aerial Photography , Mapping ( to scale), Contouring.

Stock pile volumes, DTM’s, 3D modelling and Cross sections of open pit mines and Stock piles. Data can be exported in many formats.

The Hydro-Pilot is ideal for Dams, lakes and inlets, and is a complete system for computing volumes and underground cross sections.

Use our GPS or yours. All of our UAV’s/Boats are available for Purchase, including a Rent to Own finance plan or Rental. Contact us on: barry@ UAS-Australia.com.au OR (08) 8 363 4111 www.UASAustraila.co.au 42 Nelson Street Stepney SA 5069 ph: (08) 8363 4111 mob: 0408 688 826 em: barry@uas-australia.com.au web: www.UAS-australia.com.au

UDG Specialist provider of wide format printing equipment, software, consumables, and expert advice on GIS printing applications. Supplier to major government departments, and to Department of Defence [holder of NATO Commercial and Government Entity Code - Z0HA6].

Suite 4, 84 Church St Richmond VIC 3121 ph: (03) 9690 7888 fax: (03) 9690 9455 toll free: 1300 306 825 mob: 0403 041 962 em: sales@udg.com.au web: www.udg.com.au

UNIVERSAL SPATIAL SOLUTIONS We have universal spatial solutions for surveying, construction, engineering, metrology, civil measurements, mining, archeology, education and architecture. Quality brands : SOKKIA FARO UBEXI 3D laser scanners, survey instruments, construction lasers & level accessories - tripods, staves, total stations, theodolites, digital levels,

GPS, GNSS, network GIS. Universal Spatial Solutions Pty Ltd is a national company based in Brisbane with experienced professional staff providing solutions to various industry disciplines.

PO Box 206 Ferny Hills QLD 4055 mob: 0408 871 506 em: sales@uss3d.com.au web: www.uss3d.com.au

UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA (UC) The Faculty of Education, Science, Technology and Mathematics offers 3-year degrees in Environmental Science, IT, Science and Education. Within these degrees are undergraduate units in Geographic Information Systems. Standard entry requirements apply for all study at UC - see UC website at http://www.canberra.edu.au.

Staff members also engage in academic research and consultancies on specific projects within their expertise in environmental science and ecology. Contact us anytime +61 2 62015650 Faculty of Education, Science, Technology & Mathematics, Uni of Canberra Bruce ACT 2601 ph: (02) 6201 5650 fax: (02) 6201 2328 toll free: 1300 301 727 mob: 0408 228 695 em: george.cho@canberra.edu.au web: www.canberra.edu.au

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES Teaching and research in surveying and geospatial engineering, with special emphasis on Earth Observation (Geodesy, Lidar, photogrammetry, optical and radar remote sensing), Navigation/ Positioning technology (GPS/GNSS, indoor positioning, multi-sensor integration, signal processing and receiver hardware design, Locata), Positioning Algorithms, Positioning Infrastructure studies (geodetic datum and CORS network design), and Space Systems Engineering (micro-satellite spacecraft and mission design) Surveying & Geospatial Engineering Group School of Civil & Env Eng, UNSW Sydney NSW 2052 ph: (02) 9385 4205 fax: (02) 9385 6139 mob: 0405 848 889 em: c.rizos@unsw.edu.au web: www.engineering. unsw.edu.au/civil-engineering/types-of-surveying-andgeospatial-engineering

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QLD (USQ) FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING We have developed a reputation as a leading provider of engineering and surveying programs across Australia and internationally. Our high quality, flexible delivery programs have seen us grow to become Australia’s leading provider of engineering and surveying programs to the workplace. Within our undergraduate and postgraduate programs you can specialise in GIS, Surveying or Urban and Regional Planning.

West St Toowoomba QLD 4350 ph: (07) 4631 2525 toll free: 1800 269 500 em: jonesra@usq.edu.au web: www.usq.edu.au

UPG (ULTIMATE POSITIONING GROUP) With over 125 years of experience in the survey industry, UPG, Trimble distributor for QLD, NSW, VIC, SA and NT, specialises in providing the latest in geospatial technology solutions and innovation across a number of industries including mining, land surveying, construction, utilities and local government, transportation and logistics as well as environmental and waste management.

33 Allison St Bowen Hills QLD 4006 ph: (07) 3851 8300 fax: (07) 3252 1275 em: qldoffice@upgsolutions.com web: www.upgsolutions.com

VH INFOSOLUTIONS We specialize in providing following geospatial services – GIS, photogrammetry - AT, DTM, DSM, Orthophoto rectification, LiDAR, remote sensing, 3D city modeling, data conversion, mapping, www.spatialsource.com.au 65

suppliers’ index cartography, imagery and customized GIS application software production. We also provide engineering and AEC production services. For more information and sales enquiries please contact at info@vectorhead.co.in and asd@vectorhead.co.in.

New Delhi ph: (+91) 1147084355 em: info@vectorhead.co.in web: www.vectorhead.co.in

VISION COMMUNICATORS Offering specialist, high resolution, vertical and oblique aerial imagery for all GIS applications; also terrestial imagery using equipment that elevates the remote camera to 12 metres.

Australia-wide operation; no job too small. Pro-video also acquired with or without geo locations. All projects guaranteed as fit for purpose.

28 Kensington Ave Dubbo NSW 2830 fax: (02) 6884 9771 mob: 0417 060 743 em: visionco@bigpond.net.au web: www.visioncommunicators.com.au

VISIONMAP Founded in 2004, VisionMap is a leading manufacturer of state-ofthe-art digital automatic airborne mapping systems VisionMap’s innovative data acquisition and automatic image processing systems optimize mapping work, setting a new standard for productivity in the geospatial data industry.

19 HaBarzel Tel Aviv 2 6971025 ph: (+972) 3-6091042 fax: (+972) 3-6091043 em: info@visionmap.com web: www.visionmap.com

VPAC INNOVATIONS PTY LTD The company builds web-based spatial data modelling tools and provides installation, maintenance, customisation, hosting and training services for geospatial modelling applications. With specialists in scientific software development and high performance computing, we make GIS data and analytics available to everyone, on multiple platforms and for multiple online devices. Our flagship product, Landblade, is a fast, easy-to-use cloud based modelling tool that performs simultaneous data queries. em: info@vpac-innovations.com.au web: www.vpac-innovations.com.au

VW MAPS Working in traditional and new media cartographic formats, vW Maps has been transforming information into beautiful and convincing maps since 1994. With extensive expertise in many spatial and geographic fields, we focus on problem-based thinking based on deep understanding of current capabilities and evolving technology trends. We can help you discover the right solutions for data acquisition, cleaning or processing; Open Data policies and good practice & virtual city models.

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3 Younger Court Kew VIC 3101 mob: 0424 127 492 em: mvw@vwmaps.com web: www.vwmaps.com

WALKER GEOSPATIAL & DATA ANALYSIS Walker Geospatial & Data Analysis are the experts at transforming data into knowledge for informed decision making. If your business collects data or can potentially utilise data from other sources, we can transform it into meaningful information and business knowledge.

68 Beatty Lane Yackandandah VIC 3749 mob: 0418 170 835 em: info@walkergeospatial.com.au web: www.walkergeospatial.com.au

WHELANS AUSTRALIA Whelans is a Western Australian consultancy that provides a wide range of professional services including: Surveying, Aerial Surveying, Mobile and Terrestrial Laser Scanning, Urban and Regional Planning, Geospatial Solutions and Custom Graphics.

Suite 4, First Floor, 40 Hasler Road Osborne Park WA 6017 ph: (08) 6241 3333 fax: (08) 6241 3300 em: whelans@whelans.com.au web: www.whelans.com.au

WYSIWYG 3D PTY LTD Wysiwyg 3D is a leading 3D laser scanning service provider. Founded in 2003 our multi disciplinary firm comprises both professional engineers and surveyors with a wealth of experience in all aspects of 3D laser scanning, 3D Measurement and 3D Inspection services.

Our range of laser scanning technologies are a combination of both laser and structured light scanners including portable co-ordinate measuring machines (CMM’s) to our terrestrial scanners and vehicle mounted scanning systems.

Unit 1 22-24 Norman St Peakhurst NSW 2210 ph: (02) 9153 9974 fax: (02) 9153 9973 mob: 0412 892 592 em: info@wysiwyg3d.com.au web: www.wysiwyg3d.com.au

YELLOWFIN Yellowfin is a global Business Intelligence (BI) software vendor passionate about making BI easy. Yellowfin is headquartered and developed in Melbourne, Australia, offering a highly intuitive 100 percent Web-based reporting and analytics solution. Founded in 2003 in response to the complexity and costs associated with implementing and using traditional BI tools, Yellowfin is a leader in mobile, collaborative, embeddable BI, Location Intelligence and data visualization. www.yellowfinbi.com 360 Elizabeth Street Melbourne VIC 3000 ph: (03) 9090 0454 mob: 0431 835 658 em: lachlan.james@yellowfin.bi web: www.yellowfinbi.com

Wireless Monitoring Any Site.Any Scale Scalable • Reliable • Robust Monitor any structure or landscape, without prisms and entirely wire free!

Senceive is an innovative deformation monitoring solution that delivers unparalleled accuracy and reliability, with the ability to fit to almost any structure or landscape and be scaled to any size of project. Without the expense of maintaining prisms, Senceive offers a more versatile and cost effective way to monitor.

Ideal for: • Rail • Roads • Bridges • Tunnels • Façades

The Intersection of Infrastructure and Technology

Growing infrastructure demands around the world are creating tremendous challenges and opportunities.

Topcon works to stay a step ahead, by creating solutions that incorporate technology advancements into the way you work today and tomorrow, transforming the way infrastructure is built.

Our integration of high-accuracy positioning, high-speed imaging, cloud-based information management and down-to-earth simplicity creates higher productivity, enhanced quality and improved sustainability.

With Topcon, you can stay ahead of your competition and meet the challenges of Infrastructure growth.

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Let’s discuss your next project: 1300 867 266 | www.positionpartners.com.au